Why study Chinese? 1/5 of the world's population lives in
China.
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Why study Chinese? Mandarin Chinese is the native language of
over 1 billion people, making it the most widely spoken first
language in the world.
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Why study Chinese? In addition to Taiwan and Hong Kong,
countries with large overseas Chinese populations include
Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Speaking Mandarin gives you a tool to do business with them.
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Why study Chinese? China is one of the worlds oldest and
richest continuous cultures, over 5000 years old.
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Why study Chinese? 1. China has become one of the largest
trading partners with the US. 2. Over 16,000 US companies sell
products in China. 3. Trade is not only from China to the US, but
also the other way. ($41.8 Billion in 2006)
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Why study Chinese? Knowledge of Chinese is beneficial when
considering employment in the following areas: International
Business, Banking and Law Finance Trade Diplomacy Academics News
Media Travel
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Chinese is easy to learn!
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The World of French
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Why study French? More than 200 million people speak French on
five continents. www.aatfri.com
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Why study French? French is the international language of
cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and architecture.
A knowledge of French offers access to great works of literature,
as well as films and songs, in the original French.
www.aatfri.com
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Why study French? France is the worlds number-one tourist
destination and attracts more than 70 million visitors a year. A
little French makes it so much more enjoyable to visit Paris and
all the regions of France. www.aatfri.com
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Why study French? French is both a working language and an
official language of the United Nations, the European Union,
UNESCO, NATO, the International Olympic Committee, the
International Red Cross and international courts.
www.aatfri.com
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Why study French? The Francophonie, the international
organization of French- speaking countries, comprises 68 states and
governments. www.aatfri.com
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More facts about French French is the second most widely
learned foreign language after English, and the ninth most widely
spoken language in the world. French is also the only language,
alongside English, that is taught in every country in the world.
www.aatfri.com
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Why study French? Knowledge of French is beneficial when
considering employment in the following areas: Aeronautics and
Telecommunications Literature and Drama International Business,
Banking and Law Service industries Math, Engineering, Computer
Science Culinary Arts Medical and Scientific Research Fashion, Art,
Music study
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Pourquoi Take French
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The World of Spanish
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Why study Spanish? There are over 328 million Spanish speakers
worldwide (www.aatsp.org)
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Why study Spanish? In the US, it is spoken by some 35 million
people or around 10% of the US population. This makes the US home
to the fourth largest Spanish-speaking population in the world.
(www.aatsp.org)
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Why study Spanish? Spanish is the fourth most widely
geographically used language in the world, spanning 44 countries.
It is the official language of 21 countries. (www.aatsp.org)
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Why study Spanish? It is the third most commonly used language
on the Internet (after English and Chinese). (www.aatsp.org)
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Why study Spanish? 68.8% of high school students and 52.2% of
post- secondary students with world language programs choose to
study Spanish. (www.aatsp.org)
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More facts about Spanish It serves as an official language of
the United Nations, the European Union, World Trade Organization,
and North American Free Trade Agreement. Hispanic citizens make up
15.4% of the US population and the second largest ethnic group.
There are more than 5,000 elected US officials who are of
Latino/Hispanic origin. (www.aatsp.org)
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Why study Spanish? Knowledge of Spanish is beneficial for the
following career choices: Law Enforcement Politics and Public
Relations Public Services Communications in Radio and Television
Nursing and Social Work Hotel and Restaurant Management
Pan-American Business and Finance Legal and Business Services
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French vs. Spanish The common perception that Spanish is the
easiest foreign language is in reality a myth. All languages
require a commitment to daily study and to the learning of new
vocabulary and language concepts. Spanish probably got its
reputation as the easiest language because it has fewer
pronunciation rules than some other languages. (Comparison of
language choices, Bull Peche, National Bulletin, AATF)
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French vs. Spanish Therefore, if one learns the pronunciation
rules and applies them, it may be easier to pronounce Spanish than
French, for example. However, there is more to a language than its
pronunciation (Comparison of language choices, Bull Peche, National
Bulletin, AATF)
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French vs. Spanish FRENCHSPANISH VOCABULARYLess difficult; more
words that are similar to English More difficult; fewer words that
are similar to English due to Arabic influence GRAMMARLess
difficult; especially with past and subjunctive More difficult;
especially with past & subjunctive; 2 verbs for to be
PRONUNCIATIONMore difficult; more exceptions to the rule; some
sounds that dont exist in English Less difficult; more phonetic;
fewer sounds that dont exist in English (Comparison of language
choices, Bull Peche, National Bulletin, AATF)
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Which will you choose?
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Language Selection Forms Friday, February 15, 2013 Language
Selection Forms due back to Guidance Counselors
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