全世界有2亿人说法语，主要是在欧洲和非洲。美国有讲法语的传统，特别是在路易斯安那州和缅因州的部分地区。法语知识使您可以在非洲，加拿大，加勒比海地区，欧洲和印度洋地区的部分地区出国学习和工作。法语文学学士学位（BA）为学生提供了在美国境内或国外从事各种职业的准备，包括中学教学或语言，文学和文化的研究生学习。法语课程将提高您的口语，阅读和写作能力，并为法文和法语世界的文学和文化提供广泛的背景知识。
French is spoken by 200 million people worldwide, primarily in Europe and Africa. French-speaking traditions exist in the United States, notably in parts of Louisiana and Maine. Knowledge of French allows you to study and work abroad in parts of Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, and in the Indian Ocean area. Iowa's Department of French and Italian offers a broad spectrum of programs and courses, including majors and minors in French and Italian, a minor in Arabic, and classes in Swahili. It also offers a variety of courses on the cultures associated with each language.<br><br>As a student in the department, you'll study with faculty and graduate teaching assistants from the United States and from abroad, including native speakers of French, Italian, Arabic, and Swahili (Swahili is commonly spoken in Eastern Africa).<br><br>Many of the department's faculty members have won awards, such as the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Columbia University's Institute for Scholars fellowship, and the Service Cultural award (French government service award). The National Research Council ranked the department among the top 12 at public universities in its most recent study.