No, French week is not a Canadian event where everyone has to speak French. Organized by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), National French Week is an annual celebration of everything French, including French language and culture.
This year, the event takes place from November 8 to 14.
And surprisingly, there’s plenty to celebrate. French is actually growing as an international language. According to the Organization internationale de la francophonie (The International Organisation of La Francophonie – OIF), the number of French speakers in the world increased from 200 to 220 million in 2010. In the United States, French keeps getting more popular. According to the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau 1.3 million Americans speak French at home, although the OIF claims this number is closer to 2 million. Many Americans learn French to get access to French culture, including French literature, art, cuisine, French intellectuals and films. According to the 2010 OIF report, between 2006 and 2010 there were approximately 1.6 million elementary, secondary and post-secondary students of French in the U.S. Read more »































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