How do English speakers fare in Montreal? I've considered moving there, but I do not speak french. The city is just so beautiful. Can english teachers find work there?
2007-05-19 13:46:02 · 7 answers · asked by EsoMan 2 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Montreal
You can speak English in Montreal, but you will definitely miss out on about 65% of everything that is going on. Use it as an opportunity to learn French! Swap English lessons for French ones. As far as teaching English, since English is an official language you would be educating mostly foreigners from non-English speaking countries.
2007-05-19 14:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by sdormanmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did a crash course in French about 2 months before going to Montreal. The European French is quite different from the Canadian French so when I tried talking to people in stores and on the street in Montreal I had some difficulty time talking to them but when they detected the American accent I had they switched easily to English. I'm not sure about English Teachers are a big demand in Montreal, I'm pretty sure you can be used if you were teaching in Adult Education for Foreign speakers. Bonne chance - Good Luck.
2007-05-19 14:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by barb m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While in the French province of Quebec, the statistics for Montreal basically are:
It is Canada most bilingual city.
It is Quebec's largest English speaking city.
3 1/3 Million people in 2001 - 1/4 Million speak English only, 1 3/4 Million Bilingual
2007-05-19 18:10:01 · answer #3 · answered by JuanB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citizens of Montreal tend to speak both English and French
2007-05-19 13:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by apceacatura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People in Montreal speak English well.
2007-05-19 13:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by F1reflyfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is lots of English spoken in Montreal, and it's a beautiful, dynamic city. I'm sure you'll find work.
2007-05-19 13:49:13 · answer #6 · answered by Peggy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i replaced into in a strict french immersion application from senior kindergarten, till grade 2. I switched to an English college for the 0.33 grade. i replaced into a hundred% fluent, yet lost it slowly over the years. Now, my french isn't that sturdy. i will nonetheless examine and comprehend, yet am not soft conversing in any respect. My husband is a hundred% fluent in french and English, yet he had a french discern so as that particularly helped him look after the language. I do wish i could talk french, because of the fact that is almost impossible to stumble on a activity the place I stay in case you do not talk the two languages.
2016-10-05 09:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋