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Building the skills for a global future – Grant funds language classes

Michael Beck enrolled in the Mandarin Chinese class offered this summer at Gonzaga University because he thinks it will benefit his future career.

The 20-year-old Whitworth sophomore, a political science and business major, says speaking Chinese puts a person at the top of the list

“U.S. and China have huge political ties,” Beck said. “Professors told me if I have a background in Chinese, then it really helps.”

The grant-supported (Startalk http://www.startalk.umd.edu/ )course is part of a federal initiative for Americans to learn languages considered important to the country’s future.

Jody Lawrence-Turner

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/24/building-the-skills-for-a-global-future/

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