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Pourquoi le français?

Why study French? Pourquoi étudier le français? Why study French? • University requirement • Culture • Personal/Family Interest • Travel • Something different • To speak a different language • It sounds pretty/sexy • Other? Considérons les possibilités… Consider the possibilities… le monde francophone a plus de 200 millions sur 5 continents! The French- Speaking world has more than 200 million speakers on 5 continents! Le nombre de pays qui parlent le français Number of countries who speak French Le nombre de personnes qui étudient le français… Number of people who are studying French…… C’est bon pour les affaires $$$$ et le travail international… Great for business and international work! KK LLK Le nombre de personnes qui parlent le français… le nombre continue à augmenter… The number of French speakers continues to rise! Et… on peut trouver les companies dans notre région où on parle le français… And…one can find companies in our area where French is spoken! French owned brands/businesses… (not considering Canada/Belgium/Swiss etc…)

• Airbus • Dannon (Danone) Allegra (Aventis Pharmaceuticals) ( Universal) Amtrak Acela (Alstom) (Vivendi Universal) American Photo Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi DKNY (LVMH-Moët Hennessy- Louis Vuitton) Media) ELLE Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Beefeater (Pernod Ricard) Evian (Danone) BancWest (BNP Paribas) Focus Features (Vivendi Universal*) Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies (Alcatel) (Vivendi Universal) BF Goodrich Tires (Michelin) Glenlivet (Pernod Ricard) BIC GRP Records (Vivendi Universal) (Vivendi Universal Games) Hennessy (LVMH-Moët Hennessy- Louis Vuitton) Boating Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Home Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Bravo (Vivendi Universal*) Interscope A&M Records (Vivendi Universal) Bushmills (Pernod Ricard) Island Def Jam Music Group (Vivendi Universal) Car and Driver Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Jameson (Pernod Ricard) Chivas Regal (Pernod Ricard) Kahlua (Pernod Ricard) CNBC (Vivendi Universal*) Krups (Groupe SEB) Crystal Springs (Danone) Lea & Perrins/Worcester (Danone) Cycle World Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Lost Highway Records (Vivendi Universal) Et les autres… and others……

• Magellan GPS (Thales/Alcatel) • (Vivendi Universal Games) Martell (Pernod Ricard) RCA (Thomson Electronics) (Vivendi Universal Games) Red Roof Inns (Accor) MCA Nashville (Vivendi Universal) Renault Mercury Nashville (Vivendi Universal) Road & Track Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) (Vivendi Universal) Rogue Pictures (Vivendi Universal*) Metropolitan Home Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) SCI-FI Channel (Vivendi Universal*) Michelin Tires 's (Pernod Ricard) Mikasa Crystal Sheaffer Pen Company (BIC) Motel 6 (Accor) (Vivendi Universal Games) Moulinex (Groupe SEB) Sofitel (Accor) MP3.com (Vivendi Universal) Sound & Vision Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) MSNBC (Vivendi Universal*) Stolichnaya (Pernod Ricard**) mun2 Channel (Vivendi Universal*) Stonyfield Farm (Danone) Naya (Danone) Swordfish Studios (Vivendi Universal Games) NBC (Vivendi Universal*) TAG Heuer Watches (LVMH-Moët Hennessy- Louis Vuitton) NBC Universal (Vivendi Universal*) Technicolor (Thomson Electronics) Nissan Motor (Renault owns 30%) Telemundo (Vivendi Universal*) Pernod Ricard T-Fal/Tefal Cookware (Groupe SEB) (Vivendi Universal) Thales (Alcatel) (Vivendi Universal) Uniroyal (Michelin) Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Universal Records Group (Vivendi Universal) Media) (Vivendi Universal*) Premiere Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media) Universal Studios (Vivendi Universal*) USA Network (Vivendi Universal*) Verve Music Group (Vivendi Universal) Vivendi Universal Wild Turkey (Pernod Ricard) Wite-Out (BIC) Woman's Day Magazine (Hachette Filipacchi Media)