Foreign Languages: Tongue-Tied Americans

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Misgivings of a ’Tongue-Tied’ Nation

Criticism from a Presidential Commission

The image of the provincial American is no longer funny; it has become a national concern. A number of prominent politicians, diplomats and educators are attributing some of the country's international woes to Americans' ignorance of the cultures and languages of other peoples. They deplore the ...

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