{"id":34534,"date":"2022-02-08T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T04:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=34534"},"modified":"2022-02-06T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T16:48:45","slug":"an-update-on-la-francophonie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/an-update-on-la-francophonie\/","title":{"rendered":"An update on La Francophonie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently came across\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/observatoire.francophonie.org\/l-observatoire-de-la-langue-francaise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">l\u2019Observatoire de la langue fran\u00e7aise<\/a>\u2019s latest numbers<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Because the group updates its report every four years, these 2018 stats will be getting an update sometime this year.<\/span> on La Francophonie, an organization today that represents 88 countries on 5 continents. Let\u2019s take a look at what\u2019s new in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-around-the-world-la-francophonie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Francophonie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34544\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34544\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34544\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-350x233.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo CC0 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/fr-fr\/photo\/homme-gens-femme-terre-5428002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tima Miroshnichenko at www.pexels.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>French around the world<\/h3>\n<p>The report aims to understand <strong>qui parle le fran\u00e7ais, qui apprend le fran\u00e7ais, quels sont les usages, et quel est l\u2019importance du fran\u00e7ais dans le monde<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\"><em>who speaks French, who is learning French, what is it used for, and how important is French in the world<\/em><\/span>? They have summarized the key findings in this helpful video. Or you can read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.toploc.com\/blog\/actualites\/millions-de-francophones?fbclid=IwAR0wTS7gJYOfOPgEYQWDB890sbRcOob4E1DO2x9_f896FBPreTjfMRN0hTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La langue fran\u00e7aise dans le monde 2018 en image\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yR7c58l_GJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qui parle le fran\u00e7ais? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Il y a 300 millions de locuteurs dont 235 million qui l\u2019utilise quotidiennement<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\"><em>There are 300 million speakers including 235 who use it daily<\/em><\/span> (up 10% from 2014).<br \/>\n<strong>Le fran\u00e7ais reste la cinqui\u00e8me langue la plus parl\u00e9e au monde.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\"><em>French retains its place as the fifth most spoken language in the world<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Le fran\u00e7ais est parl\u00e9e dans 106 pays, dont 35 ou elle est langue officielle.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\"><em>French is spoken in 106 countries, including 35 where it is an official language<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>59% des gens qui parlent le fran\u00e7ais quotidiennement se trouve en Afrique.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\"><em>59% of those who speak French daily are in Africa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qui apprend le fran\u00e7ais?<\/strong><br \/>\nFrench is taught in essentially every country in the world.<br \/>\nWith over 51 million learners, <strong>le fran\u00e7ais est la deuxi\u00e8me language \u00e9trang\u00e8re apprise au monde.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"7\"><em>French is the second most learned foreign language in the world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quels sont les usages?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Le fran\u00e7ais est une langue d\u2019enseignement et dans le commerce et les affaires.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-8\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"8\"><em>French is used in education, trade, and business<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAnd of course, <strong>le fran\u00e7ais est aussi une des langues officielles des Jeux Olympiques.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-9\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"9\"><em>French is also one of the official languages of the Olympic Games<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quel est le poids du fran\u00e7ais dans le monde?<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"10\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-10\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"10\"><em>What is the weight of French in the world?<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>La francophonie repr\u00e9sente 16% de la population du monde (1,2 milliards d\u2019habitants) et produit 16,5% de la richesse mondiale.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"11\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-11\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"11\"><em>La Francophonie includes 16% of the world\u2019s population (1.2 billion people) and produces 16.5% of the worlds wealth<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Le fran\u00e7ais est le quatri\u00e8me langue de l\u2019internet.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"12\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-12\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"12\"><em>French is the 4th most used language on the internet<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pr\u00e9sidentielle 2022<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/macron-in-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back in January<\/a> I mentioned that Emmanuel Macron &#8211; like many of his predecessors &#8211; had yet to declare\u00a0<strong>sa candidature<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"13\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-13\">13<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-13\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"13\"><em>his candidacy<\/em><\/span> for the upcoming French presidential elections. <a href=\"https:\/\/actu.fr\/politique\/election-presidentielle\/presidentielle-2022-quand-et-comment-les-presidents-sortants-se-declarent-ils-candidats_48285253.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A recent article from Actu.fr<\/a> does a nice job of outlining the historical precedence for this procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Some candidates (like Charles de Gaulle &#8211; 1965,\u00a0<strong>la premi\u00e8re \u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle au suffrage universel direct<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"14\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-14\">14<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-14\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"14\"><em>the first presidential election to be conducted by direct, universal suffrage\/vote<\/em><\/span>; Fran\u00e7ois Mitterand &#8211; 1988) waited until just over a month before the elections to make their candidacy official.<\/p>\n<h3>Les Jeux Olympique<\/h3>\n<p>The 2022 Winter Olympics started last week. <strong>Ces 24<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup>\u00a0jeux d\u2019hiver<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"15\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-15\">15<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34534-15\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"15\"><em>These 24th winter games<\/em><\/span> are taking place in Beijing, China. If you want to follow along in French, check out the post below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xHpwJQhVJa\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-winter-olympics-edition\/\">French Vocabulary &#8211; Winter Olympics Edition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;French Vocabulary &#8211; Winter Olympics Edition&#8221; &#8212; French Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-winter-olympics-edition\/embed\/#?secret=UZsgXlYmsR#?secret=xHpwJQhVJa\" data-secret=\"xHpwJQhVJa\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>Because the group updates its report every four years, these 2018 stats will be getting an update sometime this year.<\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div><em>who speaks French, who is learning French, what is it used for, and how important is French in the world<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div><em>There are 300 million speakers including 235 who use it daily<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div><em>French retains its place as the fifth most spoken language in the world<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div><em>French is spoken in 106 countries, including 35 where it is an official language<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div><em>59% of those who speak French daily are in Africa<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div><em>French is the second most learned foreign language in the world<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>8<\/span><div><em>French is used in education, trade, and business<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>9<\/span><div><em>French is also one of the official languages of the Olympic Games<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>10<\/span><div><em>What is the weight of French in the world?<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>11<\/span><div><em>La Francophonie includes 16% of the world\u2019s population (1.2 billion people) and produces 16.5% of the worlds wealth<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>12<\/span><div><em>French is the 4th most used language on the internet<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>13<\/span><div><em>his candidacy<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>14<\/span><div><em>the first presidential election to be conducted by direct, universal suffrage\/vote<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>15<\/span><div><em>These 24th winter games<\/em><\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-350x233.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/6ABB2004-090C-4CF1-9608-84E867A5F5CE.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>I recently came across\u00a0l\u2019Observatoire de la langue fran\u00e7aise\u2019s latest numbers on La Francophonie, an organization today that represents 88 countries on 5 continents. Let\u2019s take a look at what\u2019s new in La Francophonie. French around the world The report aims to understand qui parle le fran\u00e7ais, qui apprend le fran\u00e7ais, quels sont les usages, et&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/an-update-on-la-francophonie\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":34544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[277,549676,554],"class_list":["post-34534","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-language","tag-francophonie","tag-pantoufle","tag-quebec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34534"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34552,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34534\/revisions\/34552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}