The French Senate has voted in favour of a proposed law banning gender-inclusive language from official communications in France. MPs will now have to vote on the law, although no date has been ...

If you’re planning a trip to France, you might be worried about how to communicate with the locals. Will you be able to get around? How hard is it to visit France without knowing French? Are the ...

France banned the use and teaching of gender-neutral grammar in schools as part of an effort to push back on social revisionism. The push for gender-neutral words is “harmful to the practice and ...

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 ...

LE PECQ, France — The fight to make the French language kinder to women took steps forward, and back, this week. Warning that the well-being of France and its future are at stake, the government ...

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 ...

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, ...

FROM THE CLASSROOM, TO CENTER STAGE, IT’S TAKEN STUDENTS NO TIME TO PICK UP THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, WHICH THEY STARTED LEARNING AS EARLY AS KINDERGARTEN. NOW, THE SCHOOL IS GAINING INTERNATIONAL ...

PARIS — There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way ...