There are many reasons why learning a foreign language is important but here are our favourite reasons for learning French.
- French is the only language, apart from English, that is spoken on every continent of the World by 220 million speakers and in 77 different countries as an official language.
- A qualification in a language is something that future employers will be impressed by and can result in you being paid up to 20% more than your colleagues.
- France is the number 1 tourist destination in the World and visiting is so much better if you can speak and understand a little bit of the language.
- English speakers already have an advantage when learning French as around 50% of English words are actually of French origin.
- As well as being a useful language in French speaking countries, many international organisations use French as an international language from the United Nations to the International Olympic Committee.
- Learning French can give you a huge advantage when learning other Romance Languages from Spanish to Italian, Catalan, Portuguese and even Romanian.
- Learning languages can protect your brain from dementia and the more languages you learn the better the effect.
- It has never been easier to learn a language with so many apps available to support what you learn in lessons as well as the possibility to watch French TV, listen to French radio and read French newspapers, books and magazines all without ever leaving Cardiff.
- Our annual trip to France is always a great experience. You can immerse yourself in French life and culture and try out some of what you have learned in the classroom.