The classic "bonjour, hi" greeting in Montreal is known by many Vermonters who venture up to the multi-lingual city. A new language bill that recently went into effect in Quebec aims to strengthen the ...

The French language holds status of official language in Québec through the Charter of the French Language (R.S.Q. c. C-11) (the French Charter) 1. In a continued examination of the French language ...

The FrancoNetwork itself has become a local resource as it serves as an internship site for students from the French Department at West Chester University.

On June 1, 2022, Bill 96 received assent and officially became law. As a result, Québec’s Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”) underwent its first major transformation since it was passed in ...

The Parti Quebecois is leading the polls for next month's provincial election in Canada. If they win a majority, they intend to tighten Quebec's already established language laws. NPR's Arun Rath ...

This information is useful for incoming first-year students during summer orientation as well as for all students and their advisors throughout the academic year in determining their course of ...

Explore the art of French, engage with its cultures and rediscover your own through others’ perspectives. The Department of French Studies offers about 30 courses in French language, literature and ...

A language is an inescapable tool for communication and, words are one of the tools of expression. Even if it is impossible to dissociate language and culture, it is possible, even though difficult, ...

Surrounded by the moss and Cajun decorum of the Wetlands Acadian Culturual Center in Thibodaux, those who attend the Cercle Francophone greet one another as family. And though they may not be related ...

Every Thursday evening, a group of about 10 students gathers at Houma's Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum with workbooks and hefty language dictionaries. They practice speaking to each other in local ...