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I.
REQUIREMENTS AND LANGUAGE
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STUDENTS
Score |
| -I had a
FL in High School, so I continued: |
79 |
| -I take
another language because it’s a requirement: |
69 |
| -A FL
helps my English: |
35 |
| -One
should make FL a requirement: |
15 |
| -I had a
FL in Elementary or Middle School, so I picked it up
again: |
12 |
| -It helps
my other studies: |
11 |
| -A foreign
language helps me think and analyze better: |
10 |
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II. GLOBAL VIEWS |
Student Score |
| -I want to
learn to broaden my cultural views, expand my horizon: |
53 |
| -We need
FL because the world is only getting smaller, more
diverse: |
52 |
| -A FL is
part of an educated person’s make-up: |
33 |
| -FLs open
minds and help me understand others better; therefore
I become a better communicator: |
32 |
| -I was
always interested in learning another language: |
29 |
| -Languages
are the door to other cultures : |
27 |
| -Languages
are required for a global economy: |
27 |
| -I am
fascinated by other cultures and languages: |
7 |
| -It makes
the US more progressive: |
7 |
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III. FAMILY, etc. |
Student Score |
| -I grew up with
another language: |
19 |
| -It helps me get in
touch with my family, history and heritage: |
14 |
| -Foreign friends were
an incentive to pick up a language: |
12 |
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IV. WORK/PLEASURE RELATED |
Student Score |
| -It is
practical (Spanish): |
81 |
| -I need it
for travel or living abroad: |
67 |
| -It makes
me more marketable: |
34 |
| -I want to
work abroad: |
12 |
| -I need it
for international business: |
9 |
| -Some
languages (German, French, Spanish) are getting more
important because of EU or NAFTA: |
7 |
| -I lived/
traveled abroad and became interested: |
6 |
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V. LOVE AND DESIRE in
Language |
Student Score |
| -I love
the language and culture of Chinese, French, German,
Spanish: |
34 |
| -I take
(Chinese, French, Latin, Spanish etc) because it’s
beautiful: |
32 |
| -I am
taking another language for fun: |
19 |
| -I took
Spanish because it’s easy: |
9 |
| -I just
wanted to take a second foreign language: |
13 |
| -I enjoy
another culture’s history, literature, music,
linguistics etc.: |
7 |
| -To meet
girls/ guys, sounds sexy: |
3 |
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