Welcome to the St. Catherine French Department Website
Why French?
French is spoken by more than 270 million people around the world, including 80 million native speakers and 190 million secondary speakers on five continents, including North America, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia. French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world (after English) and ranked the second most influential language in the world. It is the language of the 56 countries that form La Francophonie. Although more speak Chinese, Hindi, and Spanish, French is spoken in more countries and over a greater geographical area, making French second only to English as a global language. French is also one of the official languages of NATO, INTERPOL, and the United Nations, and the third most common language on the Internet. More than one-third of all English words are in some way derived from French, and it’s estimated that English speakers who have never studied the language already know up to 15,000 French words!
On this website, you will find:
- The French Department faculty
- Current course offerings
- Classes needed to major or minor
- French tutoring / language center hours
- Upcoming French Club events
- On-line guides for students of French
- Current French Student profiles
Please visit The Language Center (TLC) in Whitby 3 or call for more information: 651 690 6561
PLACEMENT EXAM
If you are incoming student interested in taking FRENCH, you are required to take the Language Placement Exam to determine where you will be placed in our Curriculum.
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