March 15, 2002
National-Security Concerns Spur Congressional Interest in Language Programs
Colleges hope the nation's global war on terrorism will translate into more Congressional support for programs that finance and encourage the study of foreign languages, especially those spoken in areas of the world that are key to U.S. interests.
The terrorist threat has provided new momentum to those who have long argued that the United States needs to develop more experts in certain languages, such as Arabic, Korean, and Persian. Some campus officials, college lobbyists, and federal
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