French Language Learning in the US

Abstract

Immigrants and new arrivals to the United States (US) form a subset of heritage speakers with their own priorities and learning needs. Languages, however, exist as an integral part of life, within the classroom, but also beyond – before and after the school day, outside of school, and in adult and professional life when school is largely left behind. French is the second most widely studied language in the US, both at the K-12 and college and university level, with 1.3 million students enrolled in French at the elementary and high school level, and 176,000 at the college and university level – declining at the postsecondary level. French schools have existed in the US since the earliest years of our history, with the Lycee Francais de New York perhaps the best known in the country. The atout or advantage of French in the marketplace of ideas lies in the appeal of its culture, lifestyle, and ideas.

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