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Why Study French or Italian?

Active Approach to Learning

You can choose from a wide range of courses each semester. First-year courses provide a supportive learning environment to develop your communication skills through interactive, meaning-based activities. In second-year courses, you will further develop your skills with an emphasis on reading and writing. Along with your language skills, you will also study French and Francophone or Italian cultures.

Qualified Instructors

You will be learning from experienced and qualified teaching assistants and specialists, several of them from French-speaking countries – in Europe (Italy, Val d'Aoste, France, Switzerland), Africa (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia), and the Caribbean (Haiti, Guadeloupe).

Wide Variety of Available Resources

In addition to the textbooks, all lower division courses use audio, film and video, and computer-based resources including grammar exercises and web-based reading and cultural activities. These resources are used in class with your instructor or on your own in computer labs, and some are accessible from off campus.

Greater Understanding

• Learning another language increases your appreciation and understanding of other people and cultures.
• Studying French and Italian opens the door to art: literature, painting, music, fashion, film.
• It enhances your travel opportunities and helps you adjust more easily to new environments.
• Being proficient in more than one language and more than one culture can open a world of job possibilities. Applicants who are proficient in at least two languages have an advantage in national and international job markets.
• Above all, learning a language other than your own opens you to another worldview.

See more reasons why French is the most practical foreign language and why you should study Italian.