- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Foreign Languages Quotes
Quotes on the work of learning another tongue
Learning a foreign language is treated here as real, sustained work — closer to mastering an unfamiliar sport or an American subject in school than a casual hobby. These lines come from people who took the study seriously.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Degree
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- Nov 07, 2020
After an extensive interview he arranged for my weaknesses in foreign languages to be over-looked and so I started a Biology degree at Birmingham in 1967.
- Creative Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Given the devaluation of literature and of the study of foreign languages per se in the United States, as well as the preponderance of theory over text in graduate literature studies, creative writing programs keep literature courses populated.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My early education was in the public school system of Omaha, where, retrospectively, I realize that my high school training served me in good stead for the basic subjects of mathematics, English, foreign languages and history.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the president of Kosovo, I am more concerned about the current situation with the employment standing at around 70 % of the population, which is young, with great potential, speaking many foreign languages and having wide expertise.
- Enrichment
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- Nov 07, 2020
If your kids attend school and grades are up that will make $1,000 contributions to some 10,000 kids across the country, are challenging kids to learn foreign languages or challenging kids to get summer jobs or seek summer enrichment opportunities?
- Literature
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- Nov 07, 2020
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers.
- High School Students
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- Nov 07, 2020
Math and science fields are not the only areas where we see the United States lagging behind. Less than 1 percent of American high school students study the critical foreign languages of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian, combined.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020