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Thanks to the thousands of Internet users who took part in our latest surveys , we are now able to offer you a new selection of maps showing divisions within the French-speaking world of Europe. Good discovery!

Grâce aux milliers d’internautes qui ont pris part à nos dernières enquêtes, l’on est aujourd’hui en mesure de vous proposer une nouvelle sélection de cartes donnant à voir des divisions à l’intérieur de la francophonie d’Europe. Bonne découverte!

https://francaisdenosregions.com/2018/02/25/6999/

Pretty cool website that displays with audio recording and transcripts over a hundred different regional dialects of french.

https://atlas.limsi.fr/index-en.html

Today is the provincial francophone celebration in Newfoundland.

https://www.francotnl.ca/fr/nouvelles/2017/05/18/journee-de-la-francophonie-provinciale/

Why French?

April 27, 2017 — Leave a comment

In a globalized, interconnected world, foreign language skills are more important than ever before, and yet Americans do not tend to study foreign languages, with only 18.5% of K–12 public school students studying a foreign language and a mere 8.1% of college and university students enrolled in a foreign language course.

Sad. The poor educational techniques and inability to practice foreign languages through immersion play a big part in the poor language language learning statistics. Unfortunately many can go their entire lives without the need to learn another language.

https://languagemagazine.com/2017/02/why-french/

Are the slang, sounds, and syntax of black English a kind of lingua franca for America’s youth?