To the editor: The purpose of foreign language education is not to become fluent in a language, which you note but seem to ignore in your final argumentation. Rather, basic … Continue reading “The goal of a foreign language requirement isn’t fluency”
In her fine opinion piece for the Martin Center, Megan Zogby bemoans the “Quixotic” requirement that North Carolina college and university students take between two and four courses in a language such … Continue reading “A Modest Proposal for Fixing the College Modern Language Requirement”
For decades, universities have required students to fulfill a foreign language requirement. However, some research has shown that two semesters of a foreign language appears to have no meaningful effect … Continue reading “NC State’s Quixotic Foreign Language Requirement”
America’s education establishment beams out a message to young people like a pulsar: Go to college! A high percentage of them do. Once the students are enrolled, however, the schools … Continue reading “A Book Full of Advice for High School and College Grads”