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French: The Language of the Past, Present, and Future!
Why Study French? Why Study French at Ignatius?
53 countries on every continent use French The Airbus A380- the world’s largest airliner
The TGV- the world’s fastest rail train
In today’s increasingly competitive world market,
advanced technologies and globalization have made
international communication a necessity. French,
along with English, is a truly global language—over 250
million people in 53 countries on every continent
speak French.
France and French-speaking countries are leaders in
many technical fields such as transportation and
aviation. The world’s fastest rail train (the TGV), largest
commercial jet (Airbus A380), and most widely used
satellite rocket launcher (Ariane) are all French-made.
In addition to the 14 Nobel Prizes in Literature, there
have been 18 French-speaking Nobel Laureates in
Medicine, 9 in Physics and 8 in Chemistry.
The US exports more to countries having French as a
national language than to countries having any other
foreign language. More US students study French than
every language other than Spanish combined.
The US is the largest direct investor in France and
France is one of the three largest investors in the US.
Among foreign countries doing business in the US,
France employs the third largest number of Americans.
Twenty-two National Winners and one Regional
STAR Award Winner of Le Grand Concours (The
National French Contest) since 2003
Ten winners of La Maison Française de Cleveland
individual competition since 2001
Increase your SAT verbal score by 100 points after
three years of study and 125 points after four years
Veteran faculty whose experience includes study and
travel on five continents, participation in local, state, and
national professional organizations, National Board
Certification, AP French Exam Reader and Table
Leader, Fulbright fellowships, National Endowment for
the Humanities seminars and institutes, MBNA
Excellence in Education Grant, and organizing
numerous student trips abroad.
Please visit our World of French web site at:
http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/french/index.html
The Ariane 5 rocket launcher
Rocket to success! Study French!
For more information, visit the Saint Ignatius French Awards web site at:
http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/awards.htm