French language crucial for curriculum

In the wake of budget crisis, government has been making proposals for abolishing or reducing French language from the school curriculum in some of the school districts of New York. Lots of intellectuals are dubious about the impact of these proposals as French language has been a part of the New York school curriculum for more than 100 years now. French language has been a relevant subject for study in the communities living in North Country where more than 30% population speaks French as native language. Abolishing French will be huge blow to their cultural lineage which they have been carrying since 200 years. Most of the people were of the view that French programs should be continued in areas where schools are close to cities like Montreal which predominantly French dominated Canadian city.

Studying French is relevant and applicable for many purposes. It is essential for pursuing higher studies in international trade relations, medical tourism, travel, transportation, technology and other business studies. Cities like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have large number of French speaking people and more than 500 companies are present in these cities, so familiarity with French is very important for making investments in these cities. There are more than 1500 French companies in the US which have nearly half a million US professionals. Many people are not aware about the importance of trade between Quebec (one of the largest French populated cities in Canada) and New York. Quebec is one of the leading trade partners with New York and more than 100 companies from Quebec operate in New York. All these stats demonstrate and emphasize the importance of French study in the state, so the proposals of eliminating French language should be given a second thought!

French translation services: A brief overview

French translation services are in high demand by global businesses owing to the rising number of French clients in the world. French is recognized as an official language in 29 countries and it belongs to the Indo-European family. It is an official language of all the agencies in United Nations, WHO, NATO, UNESCO, WTO, European Union and several other international organizations. According to a report by Bloomberg Business week, French is one of the top widely used businesses languages after English and Chinese, far ahead of Spanish and other languages spoken in Europe. 

As an entrepreneur, if your prospective client is French, you can take help from French translator who can provide translation service for your business. Professional translation services can provide document translations, legal translations, website translations for various business sectors. They can give you accurate and quality translations specific to your business needs. These companies employ native French translators who are well-versed and acquainted in French language. Professional translators are trained in identifying the differences between variants of French language which includes African French, European French and Canadian French and doing translations according to the requirement of the business specific. 

If you are looking for a French translation company for your business, you should choose certified agencies who can offer affordable services for your business needs. You should not make your choices based on the huge cost of the services a particular agency charges, because there is no point in paying huge amount of money when you can find quality services at an affordable price. 

Anglicism invading French language

Anglicism is the term used for words which are taken from English language to be used in other languages. Of late, business communication in French language has been found to be invaded by Anglicism. Lot of words like “ASAP”,“brainstorm”, “brainstorming”, “workshop”, “deadline”, “burnout”, “bullet points” are being used liberally in business communication at French offices. According to some of the “Dictionary of new French” (Dictionnaire du Nouveau Français) about 400 new-words from English language have been included in the French language. However, these words have not been entered in the official dictionaries of French language.

Commonly used English jargons like “to-do-list” are being used at workplace liberally which has annoyed the French purists who think that it is utterly useless. They think that poorly stuffed French language with English jargons does not communicate clear thoughts. They think that offices should employ the use of French translators who can provide them with correct French to English translations. Analysts on the other hand have made predictions about this change in French language. According to them, Anglicism is going to grow further in French language and this trend is going to increase steadily in future years.They are of the view that companies often imitate one another and pick up English jargons from conferences and magazines which ultimately increases their efficiency. Many times,companies often use English words because it is more efficient and simple to use than French language.Lot of theorists think that this change will help French companies to work in the way world works!