12 Amazing Reasons to Learn the French Language in India

The most widely spoken variety of French is the Standard French used since the 16th century as the official language of France. The French Language, spoken today by a huge Francophone population, and it all began with the conquest of Gauls by the Romans. When Romans invaded Gaul, the Indo-European Celts who inhabited Gaul had an association in culture and in language, with the Greeks, Romans and Germanic peoples. French is spoken across the globe, by about 75M people; however, it has expanded significantly since 1945, and since then, in fact, the number of people who speak it has increased by 300 per cent.

1. To be very honest with you, learning a single language In today’s world is just not enough. Most corporations expect you to have the knowledge of at least two or more languages. 
2. French is a global language spoken by more than two 20 million people around the globe. It is the only language besides English which is not only spoken but also taught across all five continents.
3. As previously mentioned a single language is not enough in order to survive in the competitive market today. Therefore learning two of the most popular languages, that are, French and English will give you a severe competitive advantage over the rest of the crowd.
4. It is a very commonly known fact that learning a language is the equivalent of experiencing A new culture. Similarly, learning French will be cool and of experiencing the French culture.
5. If you are anyone who is interested in French literature, especially writers such as Victor Hugo and Marcel Proust or maybe even poets like Charles Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert, then I strongly suggest learning this language.
6. Have you ever wanted to pursue your higher education in France? Learning French would be the first step to the dream. Essentially, speaking French will open up many opportunities in many prestigious higher education institutions in France.
7. Who hasn’t dreamt of visiting Paris at least once in their life? I know I have, and I am sure you have as well? If you have ever wanted to visit Paris, enjoy it like a native would. Learn the language, or at least the basics.
8. Did you know that France is the official language of the European Union, UNESCO, The Olympic committee, the United Nations, the International Red Cross and NATO.
9. French is known as the language of love. Surprisingly this is also the language of analytics and reasoning. This was the language spoken by many great philosophers and scientists and many individuals who learn this language understand the concept of debating well.
10. French teachers are known to be one of the best around the world. French is known to have the reputation of excellence and therefore both the teachers and the students are expected to be the best of the best.
11. French is one of those languages that greatly contribute to linguistic diversity. They tend to avoid the exclusive domination of one single language.
12. Finally, this language is extremely easy as well as fun to learn. It definitely requires a reasonable amount of effort and dedication to master it, but this doesn’t mean that it isn’t fun to learn it.

In 813, a long time before French was even a national language, the distinction between the French language and Latin was acknowledged. With conquering, contracting and acquisition of other related languages; exploration, settlement, additional conquest, diplomatic, commercial and cultural interest french influence grew drastically.