Defending the Foreign Language Requirement in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.

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ERIC Number: EJ232339

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Defending the Foreign Language Requirement in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.

Foreign Language Annals, v13 n4 p301-06 Sep 1980

Arguments both pro and con about the foreign language (FL) requirement are presented. Negative arguments center on the decreasing value of FL study and the inadequacy of skills developed in a four course sequence. Positive arguments concern immediate benefits to students and the importance of FL study in a liberal arts curriculum. (AMH)

Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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