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2017

International and Comparative Education

Honors Theses

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L’Enseignement D’Une Langue Étrangère : La Nécessité Et L’Impact Sur La Société En France Et Aux Etats-Unis / Teaching Of A Foreign Language: The Need And Impact On Society In France And The United States, Lauren Savrin Jun 2017

L’Enseignement D’Une Langue Étrangère : La Nécessité Et L’Impact Sur La Société En France Et Aux Etats-Unis / Teaching Of A Foreign Language: The Need And Impact On Society In France And The United States, Lauren Savrin

Honors Theses

The Anglophone population of the world is not as large as we think it is. In fact English is the third most common language spoken in the world. Yet this population (primarily Americans) expects other people to speak English without bothering to reciprocate. As a result of this phenomenon a discrepancy has occurred in how children learn a foreign language. America is severely lacking in their language education and readily accepts it when children no longer want to learn a foreign language. Students in France are required to take English starting in elementary school. Most schools in the United States …