https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Does your personality really change when speaking another language? Are people more comfortable expressing emotions in certain languages and can understanding the emotional shift actually help with language learning? Language professors Mari Mar Boillos Pereira and Ana Blanco Canales explore the latest research. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241206/opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:38:45 +0100 opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing English is not the only foreign language the French need to have the best chance of finding work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180214/these-are-the-most-important-languages-for-the-french-jobs-market Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:09:51 +0100 these-are-the-most-important-languages-for-the-french-jobs-market French companies are increasingly willing to employ people who don't speak French, and German-speakers are finding themselves in demand, according to new figures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161213/languages-you-need-to-work-in-france Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:51:41 +0100 languages-you-need-to-work-in-france It only took three years of fighting, but supporters of the Breton language finally convinced Facebook to recognize France's regional tongue this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141008/facebook-breton-language-france Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:04:00 +0200 facebook-breton-language-france The French language is sacred to France, which is why the latest move to recognize the country's other native tongues has again run into obstacles. But is Paris finally about to drop its "double standards" and officially accept France's regional languages? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140123/in-france-there-is-only-one-language Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:40:00 +0100 in-france-there-is-only-one-language When it comes to assessing their levels of English, French people are all doom and gloom, two new reports reveal. A European league table of insecurity over English levels, released on Thursday, ranked the French second only to Italy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130926/french-depression-over-english-ability Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:15:00 +0200 french-depression-over-english-ability After embarrassing the Anglophones among us last week, it's time to point out that the French themselves have a habit of turning faces red with their own accidentally dirty words. Here are the ten naughtiest mistakes the French make in English. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130315/ten-embarassing-mistakes-the-french-make-in-english Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +0100 ten-embarassing-mistakes-the-french-make-in-english If you’ve already mastered the French language, and you’re looking for a new challenge, the Pompidou Centre in Paris might have what you need. Along with over 100 other activities, the cultural hub is offering courses in Martian. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130225/learn-martian Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +0100 learn-martian