French Speak-a-thon

The French club at TCU put on an event with students from Francophone countries. There were students from the Congo, France, and other french-speaking countries at the event, which was geared toward students in French classes to speak and interact with French students. The "speak-a-thon" event was a lot of fun and we had a pretty good turn-out of students. I found it interesting hearing the differences in accent and vocabulary used by the students from Africa and from France. Even the difference between a student from northern France and my professor, who is from South France, is quite noticeable. It's something I didn't ever really think about, how accents differ in French just as American accents differ between region. The speak-a-thon event gave me a unique experience in communicating with people who speak different types of french from what I hear in class every other day, and gave insight into the intricacies of the language.