Harper College will be closed Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1 for Winter Break.
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Using a communicative approach, our experienced instructors create an environment for you to grow both as an individual and as a member of a rapidly expanding global community. French courses range from beginning to advanced and conversational levels. You will attain language proficiency in French as you acquire historical awareness and cultural appreciation of French-speaking areas.
Students often complete their first two years of study at Harper College and then transfer their credits to a four-year institution.
If you wish to study French, and you do not have any experience in French, register for a 101-level course.
If you have some knowledge of French and plan to study French at Harper College, click here to determine which course to take.
American companies well established in France include: IBM, Microsoft, Whirlpool, Mattel, Dow Chemical, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Apple Computer, Walt Disney, Hewlett –Packard, and Ford. Among the US manufacturers and employers that are French-owned are: Mack Trucks, Zenith, RCA-Thomson, BIC, L’Oréal, Dannon, and Michelin.
French is the official working language of the United Nations, the European Union, the International Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross, Interpol, UNESCO, NATO and many other international organizations. French is an official language in 29 countries and is used regularly in many other countries, including Belgium, Canada, Luxemburg, Monaco, Switzerland, and in many African countries including Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Togo.