Fr. Philip Johnson Blog

There is a moment that almost every French learner who studies abroad can describe. You are standing in a boulangerie, or on a metro… Read more: What a Study Abroad Program in Paris Actually Teaches You About French

If you are planning to move to France, retire there, or eventually apply for citizenship, the rules changed on January 1, 2026 — and… Read more: France Is Raising Its French Language Bar — Here’s What Changed in 2026

Language policy rarely makes headlines the way this one did. In mid-June, the Quebec government announced a landmark agreement with the province’s three English-language… Read more: Quebec Is Paying English Universities to Teach French

Two translators with the same assignment got very different answers. A translation firm offered both professionals the same project—a large database of food product… Read more: Can AI Replace a Human Translator? A Researcher’s Perspective

One word. That’s sometimes all it takes to trace the entire arc of how a language changes. Wesh — derived from Darija, a dialect… Read more: How Rap and Hip-Hop Are Reshaping the French Language