More than six decades after the end of French colonial rule, the language once imposed through classrooms and administration ...

French children generally spend years learning foreign languages in school, but the results are often dismal. So President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for an emergency plan to make schools ...

Why a changing French language is nothing to be afraid of With more than 320 million speakers globally, French is the world's fifth most-spoken language. But traditionalists complain that spelling ...

Yet the language of Molière is officially spoken in 29 countries (the language of Shakespeare in 56). And the number of French speakers is steadily increasing, especially in Africa. But France ...

Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades, and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the ...

The French government has created rules that mean language schools will be classified as a protected sector and will receive fiscal relief and furloughs.

Israeli and French flags fly at the Place des Invalides in Paris, Tuesday, March 11, 2008, on the second day of then-Israeli President Shimon Peres's four-day state visit in France.

The Parti Quebecois is leading the polls for next month's provincial election in Canada. If they win a majority, they intend to tighten Quebec's already established language laws. NPR's Arun Rath ...

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Every awards season brings national submission debates, but this year, France’s decision for its official entry in the ...