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 ...

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 ...

A single market, a single currency, a single language? The doors and bridges shown on Euro notes already reflect the fluid nature of deals between businessmen with no home and no history. So should ...

The French government has created new rules that mean language schools in France will be classified as a protected sector and will receive fiscal relief and furloughs. The move comes after French ...

LE PECQ, France -- The fight to make the French language kinder to women took steps forward, and back, last 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 ...