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Celebrating UN French Language Day

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Bonjour! Did you know today, the 20th March, is the UN French Language Day? Joyeuse journée de la langue Française !

On this special day, we invited Noé Cherel, a French student studying archaeology at Queen’s, to share his thoughts.

“I grew up in the countryside in Burgundy, a peaceful and charming region. My childhood was shaped by nature, small villages, and local traditions. Living in the countryside taught me to appreciate simplicity and authenticity.”

Noé recently joined the Tandem Language Exchange programme and is looking for French-Chinese language partnership. Any Chineses-speaking students who are interested in learning French are more than welcome to join the TLE programme and partner with Noé.

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To learn French (or the other languages) with us Language Centre, please scan the QR code or click the button and sign up for the classes which will commence week beginning Monday 20 April 2026.

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Happy UN French Language Day

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Bonjour! Did you know today, the 20th March, is the UN French Language Day? Joyeuse journée de la langue Française !

On this special day, Manon Merle, a French student doing Politics at Queen’s School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, shared with us her experience of coming to study at Queen’s with her language exchange needs.

I am Manon, a French native speaker studying at Queen’s as an Erasmus student. And there are quite a few Erasmus students from France like me studying on campus! We are very eager to get to know you!

In my home university in France I study political science and am going to apply for a master in the ecological transition. I have decided to study abroad in Belfast mostly to improve my skills in English, to discover new people, a new city, a new culture and a new educational system. Many other French students have the same idea as I have, and we hope to contribute to Queen’s as a vibrant French-speaking community. As I hope this experience here to help me with my English, I recently signed up for the Tandem Language Exchange programme. So, I’ll be happy to promote my native language as well as to learn other languages from you!

To learn French (or the other languages) with us Language Centre, visit www.qub.ac.uk/lc (or scan the QR code) and sign up for the classes which will commence week beginning Monday 24 April 2023.

To find a language partner for language exchange, visit Tandem Language Exchange (TLE) programme. The coming TLE session is scheduled on Wed 22 March between 11:00 and 12:00 at the Training Room 2, McClay Library.