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ERIC Number: EJ395108
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Which Foreign Languages Should Students Learn?
Met, Myriam
Educational Leadership, v7 n1 p54-55 Sep 1989
The economic and political implications of a linguistically incompetent America are far-reaching and frightening. While other nations attain direct access to U.S. information through the public media, Americans need translators and interpreters. Self-interest is also a worthy incentive for choosing and studying foreign languages. Includes 19 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Language Proficiency, Political Influences, Second Languages, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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