French Language Vs Chinese – Is one language more useful than the other?

Many students ask me if French really does matter. In a world where Asia is rapidly competing against the western world, would it make more sense to learn Chinese than learn French? My answer has to this is that it all depends on how you will use this acquired second language.

Most people who learn French and I repeat, most but not all, learn French to expand their cultural and artistic development. This includes my students who work as actors, film directors and Broadway producers. Many of them utilize French as a tool to communicate with French counterparts and explore the strong world recognition of French film. On the other hand, Chinese is a language that is becoming vital to learn due to the ever increasing trade with China. In other words, most and I repeat again, most but not all, learn Chinese because it is an economically driven tool required to expand economically.

I’m not minimizing the richness of Chinese language as one of the oldest languages known to history, and I’m also aware of the importance of Chinese to those in literary science and classical studies.

In conclusion, my believe is that a language is of little value in itself, the real value is determining how and why you want to learn this language and how this will impact your life.

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