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12-22-2017, 11:53 PM
Learn a foreign language online because your high school failed you
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Speaking multiple languages is pretty much a given in many parts of the world. According to The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/sep/26/europeans-multiple-languages-uk-ireland), over half of the population of the EU is at least bilingual.
SEE ALSO: 10 gift ideas for that friend who loves to travel (http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/travel-gift-ideas-flight-trip/)
The U.S. is another story entirely. While most high schools and universities have some language requirements, but they vary wildly in their scope. By the time we're a few years out of school, most Americans lose any momentum we may have picked up in learning a language.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/22/language-online-learning-spanish-japanese-french-mandarin/)
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Speaking multiple languages is pretty much a given in many parts of the world. According to The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/sep/26/europeans-multiple-languages-uk-ireland), over half of the population of the EU is at least bilingual.
SEE ALSO: 10 gift ideas for that friend who loves to travel (http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/travel-gift-ideas-flight-trip/)
The U.S. is another story entirely. While most high schools and universities have some language requirements, but they vary wildly in their scope. By the time we're a few years out of school, most Americans lose any momentum we may have picked up in learning a language.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/22/language-online-learning-spanish-japanese-french-mandarin/)
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