1996-03-29 - Re: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages

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From: Alan Horowitz <alanh@mailhost.infi.net>
To: “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@got.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-29 13:06:34 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 21:06:34 +0800

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From: Alan Horowitz <alanh@mailhost.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 21:06:34 +0800
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages
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Certainly, I believe TCM's proposition that there is no "economic need" 
for an American to learn a second language.

On the other hand, I haven't seen any demonstration of the "value" of 
learning history. Yet, who would argue that ignorance of history is a 
good policy to follow?

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• 1996-03-29 (Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:00:01 +0800) - Re: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages - tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
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