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by microtonal 3582 days ago
After all, can you defend your thesis in the US in French? You can't. So, why would it be idiotic for the French to expect theses at their unis to be defended in French

Because English is the lingua franca of most academic fields? If you are publishing in English conference proceedings and journals, isn't it reasonable to write your thesis in English as well?

(Note that English is the default language of theses in many European countries.)

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Lingua Franca literally means The Language of the Franks, ie French language (pun intended)...