NUMBER OF PEOPLE STUDYING FRENCH REDUCES IN ARMENIA DURING RECENT TEN YEARS

Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. March 13-22 is stated the Francophonie
Week in Yerevan on the occasion of the International Day of
Francophonie. A number of events will be organized during these
days in Yerevan, with the efforts of the Embassy of France to the
RA and the "Aleanca Franceze" Armenian center of the Internation
Organization of Francophonie: French films will be shown at the
"Nairi" cinema, E.Rostan’s "The Romantics" play will be staged in
French at the State Hamazgayin (National) Theater, "Golden Word" and
"Golden Pen" linguistic games will be held at the French University of
Armenia, State Linguistic University after V. Brusov and Yerevan State
University. Similar events will be held in Gyumri as well. One-week
celebrations dedicated to the French language and French culture
on the occasion of the International Day of Francophonie marked on
March 20 will take place in the countries which are full members of
the International Francophonie Organization or have the observer’s
status. 55 countries are full members of the organization, other
13, including Armenia (from 2004), have the observer country’s
status. According to the "Aleanca Franceze" data, the per cent of
people studying French reduced in Armenia during the recent 10 years:
12% of people studying a foreign language in Armenia studies French,
and 80% studies English.