Advantages and Disadvantages of Learning a Foreign Language at High School 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting the need of learning a foreign language at high school. Many have realized the increasing importance of the acquisition of a foreign language‚ in other words an increasingly valued skill. In United States of America‚ an increase of 200 percent in the number of schools offering Chinese language in their programs has been observed. (Asia Society
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at least two years of a foreign language on the high school level before graduation. Directions: Think about the advantages and disadvantages of taking two years of a foreign language in high school. Prompt: Write an essay to convince a university or college whether or not two years of a foreign language be a requirement for high school. Many colleges now require that students have taken at least two years of the foreign language in order to be admitted. Language is the key component of
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States to not require a mandatory foreign language in its schools. I believe it is paramount for Americans to learn a second language to not only better themselves‚ but to strengthen their country as well. Being bilingual has too much upside to dismiss. The United States currently has no foreign language policy in place‚ but large-scale immigration from Latin America and Asia in recent years has convinced many Americans that English should be made the official language of the United States. I disagree
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cosplayer‚ a recording artist and an endorser/model as well.[2] Gosiengfiao attended Assumption College (Makati) from pre-school to Grade 2; Miriam College from Grade 3 to her fourth year of High School; and Ateneo de Manila University‚ where she graduated year 2009 with a BFA degree in Information Design. As a high school student‚ she was a member of the Miriam College High School Pep squad. She also worked on art commissions for international clients‚ illustrating both digital and traditional artworks
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Should Learn a Foreign Language Steve Fidel once has written‚ “A person who speaks three languages is trilingual; a person who speaks two languages is bilingual; a person who speaks one language is — American.” In spite of the fact‚ that English language one of widely widespread in the world‚ it should not use that as an excuse for native born residents of the United States to avoid studying another language. There is a set of arguments why it is necessary to study foreign languages. Two
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Learning Foreign Language The Cause of Learning Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Abstract Over the past two decades‚ countries in the world have become more and more interdependent and new technologies have erased many existing borders. So‚ learning English is very importance to economic development‚ Academic benefit to students‚ cultural understanding‚ expand relationships
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Persuade Foreign Languages You have heard many different languages but do you understand any of them. This is not that uncommon‚ in fact the number of people in America that don?t understand a foreign language is very high. There is only about 40% of the United States population that don?t speak or understand any language other than English and the other 60% are from immigration or have parents who are immigrates (Kualo). Today‚ I will be trying to persuade you as to why it is important to learn a foreign
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Foreign Language High School Requirement A survey done by the Center for Applied Linguistics in 2008 found that "The findings indicate a serious disconnect between the national call to educate world citizens with high-level language skills and the current state of foreign language instruction in schools across the country"(Cal:Research). This is concerning as all of the competition for the U.S. is gaining a step and we ’re doing nothing . If the U.S. expects to continue to be competitive in the
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why and how people learn English as a foreign language. Learners Background
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learning a foreign language has become a compulsory subject for every student. At the same time‚ the problem of learning foreign languages is extremely crucial. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time when the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of education and has contributed to an overflow of information. Foreign languages are needed as the main and most efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet. A second language can
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