BA in French

French is spoken on five continents by over 200 million speakers, and is classified as the fourth most spoken language in the world when including second language speakers. Geopolitically, however, it is the world s second official language: the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), created in 1970, has 70 member states and governments of which over 30 have French as an official language. Furthermore, French, along with English, is an official working language of many international organizations, such as the UN, UNESCO, NATO, and the IOC. French is also cited as the language most often required or requested for international jobs by the US State Department and, according to the OIF, French is the third most important language of the Internet.