A major Moroccan think tank has urged the Moroccan government to drop French and bring in English in schools throughout the country.
The Rabat Center for Political and Strategic Studies understands that for any country to compete in the modern world it needs to have a strong base of English and Morocco – a former French colony – will not be able to compete without it…
Until recently English was all but banned in universities in France and only English language courses and visiting dignitaries were allowed to use it.
But now the French government is about to lift restrictions and allow English to spread into teaching. In reality many universities already use English to teach various subjects (notably science) but this was previously done behind closed doors and everyone pretended it didn’t…
The English language was heavily influenced by French in the past and there is a great deal of overlap between the two languages, both in terms of vocabulary and grammar.
However there are a number of major issues that French native speakers have when they learn English and this article is all about the common problems you’ll have when teaching English to French speakers and how to overcome…
France is without doubt a beautiful country; laid back and vibrant at the same time. It attracts many visitors from abroad, a lot of whom fall in love and decide to stay there forever and the country is home to expats of all nationalities.
Having said this there is sometimes an issue with anti-English attitudes; if you know French or at least can learn the basics before…
