At the turn of the 20th century, Louisiana's Cajun people were still growing up speaking their own form of the French language. Today, this history and culture is widely celebrated, but at the time, ...

Due to its colonial past with France, Togo adopted French as its official language in 1960, a fact enshrined in Article 3 of the country's constitution. But what place does French now have in Togo’s ...

Every year on 20 March, the Francophone world celebrates the International Day of La Francophonie, which is also French Language Day at the United Nations. This date marks the birth of the ...

Gain the language skills and cultural understanding necessary to navigate the French-speaking world. Francophone culture is rich, varied and spans the globe from France to the Indian Ocean, Africa, ...

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This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. A few hundred years ago, rather than “hello” or “howdy ...

Quebec’s identity has sparked countless debates across Canada, with many people missing a crucial point about what the province actually represents. The assumption that Quebec ... Read more This ...

French Honors Day will be held Jan. 29 on campus and focus on the French language history of Northwest Indiana and the Great Lakes region, said Dr. Katie Gantz, assistant professor of foreign ...

The French Charter was adopted in 1977 by the Quebec government to protect the French language. Through the French Charter, the French language holds status as the official language in the province of ...

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 ...