PEORIA — Though Dennis Stroughmatt estimates that there are only about 15 people alive who still speak the French dialect spoken by Illinois and Missouri’s earliest non-native settlers, sometimes he ...

“French is just fine because it’s spoken on every continent, which is rare for a language,” says Christophe Benzitoun, a lecturer in linguistics at the University of Lorraine. “There are several ...

French Language Day 2024: Every year on March 20 is observed as French Language Day worldwide. The day honors the influence of the language and celebrates its diversity. This day serves as a reminder ...

Every Thursday evening, a group of about 10 students gathers at Houma's Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum with workbooks and hefty language dictionaries. They practice speaking to each other in local ...

Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading.