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Americans' Foreign Language Deficit And Possible Solutions, Amanda B. Riehl
Americans' Foreign Language Deficit And Possible Solutions, Amanda B. Riehl
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This paper describes why knowledge of a foreign language is important and investigates why Americans are falling behind others around the world in regards to their knowledge of a foreign language. The paper then gives descriptions of different types of foreign language classes in the US, specifically classes that use the “book method” of teaching and classes that use the “immersion method” of teaching. Students from these classes also give feedback about their foreign language learning. The paper concludes with recommendations for how more Americans can more effectively learn a foreign language and how the United States can fix its …