"Guests" is just another word for "cleaning."
Chanelle, age 12
by Richard Shryock
While any language will be useful for some jobs or for some regions, French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world as well as in the United States. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world, after English.
The International Organization of Francophonie has 51 member states and governments. Of these, 28 countries have French as an official language. French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French and English are the only two global languages.
When deciding on a foreign language for work or school, consider that French is the language that will give you the most choices later on in your studies or your career.
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One example of the importance of French can be seen in a recent listing of international jobs (01/12/09) distributed by the US State Department:
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•92 required or preferred French
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•36 Spanish
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•11 a UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)
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•7 Arabic
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•5 Russian
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•1 Japanese
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•1 Hindi
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•1 German
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•1 Chinese
Francophone countries of the world...
Belgium
Benin
Bulgaria
Burkina-Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Dominica*
Egypt*
Equatorial Guinea*
France
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau*
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Laos*
Lebanon*
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania*
Mauritius*
Moldova*
Monaco
Morocco*
Niger
Republic of Congo
Romania*
Rwanda
Saint-Lucia*
Sao-Tomé et Principe*
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Tunisia*
Vanuatu
Vietnam*
* French is not the official language, but the country is member of the “Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)”
French, along with English, is the official working language of...
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•the United Nations
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•UNESCO
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•NATO
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•Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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•the International Labor Bureau
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•the International Olympic Committee
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•the 31-member Council of Europe
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•the European Community
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•the Universal Postal Union
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•the International Red Cross
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•Union of International Associations (UIA)
French is the dominant working language at..
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•the European Court of Justice
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•the European Tribunal of First Instance
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•the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg.
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•the Press Room at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium
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French. The Most Practical Foreign Language
