Do you speak French because it is beautiful?

Answer 1

In general, French as a foreign language is a requirement in high school or college. These students study French but they don't necessarily speak it very well and they retain even less. Those who take it upon themselves to learn and speak French do so for personal or professional reasons. My experience started as the first example. I was forced to pick a language in high school. I chose French. I was also asked to take a foreign language in college. Of course, I chose French. Then my studies took me into second language acquisition which means I teach people how to speak English and how to write academically in English. I also speak German and no one accuses anyone of learning German because it sounds beautiful. French teaches a student more than beautiful words it teaches how to dissect a language and gives a teacher a deeper understanding of learning another language. When done correctly, French sounds quite beautiful but I feel the same way about German, Arabic or even Samoan.