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Foreign language Information
858 words, approx. 3 pages
A foreign language is a language not spoken by the people of a certain place: for example, English is a foreign language in Japan. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan...


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The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books
Foreign Languages
10/01/2003: 500 words, approx. 2 pages
FOREIGN LANGUAGES Allende/ Isabel La ciudad de fas besttas 401 pp. HarperCollins/Rayo ISBN 0-06-051031-5 19.95 (5) YA Published fall 2002. Reading City of the Beasts in the original Spanish does nothing to improve on either the essential weaknesses of this overwritten, magically realistic...
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Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Working with foreign languages.
12/22/1994: 1,651 words, approx. 6 pages
Chances are that you will some day meet foreign visitors, travel, or even study abroad. Knowing a foreign language will enable you to make the most of such opportunities. Foreign language study also acquaints you with the geography, history, customs, and traditions of other...
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AP News
Pentagon sets up foreign-language corps
5/9/2007: 351 words, approx. 1 pages
The Pentagon is setting up a civilian Language Corps, a cadre of some 1,000 foreign-language speakers who can help the government in times of war and national emergencies.In a three-year pilot program, the Defense Department will recruit volunteers and do testing to see if such...
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AP Features
Foreign language courses booming on US college campuses
11/13/2007: 783 words, approx. 3 pages
Foreign language courses are booming on American college campuses, a new study finds, with enrollment in Arabic more than doubling from 2002 to 2006.The latest figures from the Modern Language Association of America, released Tuesday, reflect a major push toward internationalization on college campuses, more...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 86%
Writing in a Foreign Language
589 words, approx. 2 pages
Examines the differences in writing among different cultures. Describes how native speakers write texts differently than foreign language writers. Relates these differences to thinking patterns.


 

Foreign language

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