Is it worthwhile to learn French?
The French language is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other languages d’oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France’s past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.
I have seen many of You may have a question in mind: is it worthwhile to learn French?
The answer is yes, it’s absolutely worthwhile!
Now you may ask why is it worthwhile? What are the benefits you will get by learning the French language?
Learning French may open up career options, have a future scope, and most importantly it makes you explore the French culture.
Also learning French will improve your personally in outlook, creativity, and self-confidence.
In this blog we will look at the scope of learning French. Here are 5 interesting job roles that one could choose from, after skilling up through French language.
Flight attendant
Flight attendants work on the airlines and ensure the comfort and safety of passengers during the flight. They conduct safety checks, assist and give instructions to passengers, prepare and serve food and drinks, monitor and manage the flight, cooperate with fellow workers, give special attention to specially-abled people, and prepare and submit reports related to any flight incident to the authorities. As a flight attendant’s job is purely communication-based, knowledge of a foreign language like French makes them suitable for jobs both in domestic and international flights.
Educator
Professionally certified and fluent French speakers can work as teachers and help the young generation shape their careers. Being an expert in French does not signify that one would only work as a language teacher. The education sector employs language experts for diverse roles like education consultant, homeschool consultant, standardized test developer, curriculum designer, instructional designer, child psychologist, corporate trainer, career counsellor, and administration (vice-principal, principal, superintendent, etc.).
Tour guide
A tour guide accompanies domestic or international visitors to historic sites, tourist attractions, and other parts of a place on a single day or long tour. They help visitors find the right stay, get the best food, explore local markets, eateries, get best budget deals, meet new people, and give them important information and insights about the place to help them fulfil their purpose of travelling. Knowledge of multiple languages is an in-demand skill for tour guides as their profession requires meeting and communicating with tourists from all over the world.
Translator or interpreter –
Translators usually work in 2 or more languages and express written documents like newsletters, articles, press releases, textbooks, and instruction manuals from one language to another. An interpreter’s job is similar to a translator. They are most commonly required in courtrooms or conferences where they decode one spoken language into another.
Hospitality Executive
Hospitality executives work in hotels and motels, resorts, cottages, camps and RV (recreation vehicle) parks, and other eating, drinking, and lodging places. They usually communicate directly or indirectly with the customers, help them with lodging and exiting formalities, and take care of their requirements, safety, and comfort during the stay.
Finally,
There are numerous benefits of learning the French language. And hence it is entirely worthwhile to learn the French language. You can book a class with Multibhashi if you are interested in learning German. Book now. Click here
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