Opinion
Foreign language
experience becomes
more important
by Stephani Veff
language, students also learn
about the culture and back
Have you ever thought about ground of the foreign country
all the advantages there are in arid its people. This brings a bet
taking a foreign language class? ter understanding of thé world
Many of us only think about the and the people in it. Here in the
difficulty and time involved in United States this is especially
taking a foreign language, but the significant because almost every
benefits are so great that these one (with the exception of native
“cons” can easily be turned into American indians) immigrated
“pros.”
froin some other country. Most
Many colleges and universities of us would like to know what
are now requiring their students our ancestors were like and this is
to take at least a year or two of a one of the best ways to do it.
foreign language in order to ob
Of course a foreign language is
tain their degrees. Some students always helpful if you plan to
wonder why they should take a travel to a foreign country, but
foreign language because it travel is not the only place where
doesn’t seem to go along with a foreign language has impor
their curriculums. But the key tance. As more businesses be
word here is “seem.” What these come international, the more
students don’t realize is that a multi-lingual people will need to
foreign language is very helpful in become. Many businesses will
all fields of study.
hire a person more quickly if he
When learning a foreign lan has had some foreign language
guage students are forced to learn experience; some businesses re
their native language in a whole quire their employees to have
new way. Not many people think foreign language experience.
Opinions Editor
“...a foreign language is
very helpful in all fields
of study.”
about nouns, verbs, pronouns,
etc. when they are speaking, or
even writing, in .their native
language. While taking a foreign
language people are forced to
recognize these parts of grammar
so that the foreign language
makes more sense, this, in turn,
makes the native language more
understandable.
Along with learning the
So despite the fact that learn
ing a foreign language is time
consuming and difficult, there
is just as much evidence that it is
well worth the effort. Next time
you’re signing up for your
classes why not consider taking
a foreign language? You might
be surprised to find out how
much you’|j. like it. Bonne
Chance!
The day was as bad as I
thought it would be. My daughter
■e crying because her Teddy
tad fallen out of bed during
■ night and she couldn’t find it.
fas frying eggs when I heard
her desperate cries for help. With
a quick flick of the wrist, I turned
the burner off and went in to find
Teddy. I found him pinned bet
ween the bed and the wall. I
could have sworn he winked at
■as I pulled him out. Tossing
to my daughter, I hurried
back to the kitchen, only to
discover that I had turned the
burner on high instead of off. My
eggs were spitting hot butter
everywhere. What a day this pro-
Ssed to be!
All morning I navigated bet
ween the kitchen and my
daughter’s bedroom. Her Barbie
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dolls needed dressed. The cookies
needed to be taken out of the
oven. I couldn’t get a thing done,
Finally I mixed together some
cornstarch and water to make a
form of playdough. Handing the
finished product to my daughter,
I disappeared into the bedroom
■ strip the beds.
It took me longer than I had
planned because I found my
fingernail file I had lost two
weeks ago. So plopping myself
down on the bed, I began filing
my fingernails. Naturally if you
file your nails it only makes sense
to polish them too. So I polish«!
them to perfection. As I was sit-
ting there admiring my han-
dywork, I became aware that the
house was entirely too quiet. I
could hear nothing but the con-
tinual dripping of the rain.
I hurried to the kitchen to find
my daughter. There she was sit-
ting at the table, playing with her
playdough. A funny grey-green
color was smeared everywhere.
“I’m making a rainbow, Mom
my,” my daughter said grinning
happily. “See, isn’t it pretty?”
“Very pretty,” I said wryly. I
jjjjlled her from her chair to go
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Heather
Marv
Lisa
Tia
IV e Kneed
more
transferrable business
classes.
Having one teacher
We need more human
teaching a whole pro potential classes along
gram just isn’t isn’t right. with academic classes.
We need more instruc
tors.
wash her hands, in so doing, I
ended up with food coloring all
over myself. It took me half and
hour to dean up the mess, make
a peanut butter sandwich, and
stick my daughter into bed for
her nap. During nap I wracked
my brain to come up with a plan
for an easier afternoon.
When my daughter awoke, I
was ready. Loading her into the
car I hurried to the store. There
I found a darling little red and
white uribrella with a Mickey
Mouse on it, 1 bought it for $3.
Next I picked up a four dollar
pair of plastic rain boots. Then
back to the house we went. Now
I’m sitting here in peace and
quiet. The house is clean«!. I’ve
even managed to get some
homework done. Periodically I
check my daughter. She’s happy
as a lark, splashing through the
puddles in her new boots and
gleefully trying to catch the rain
that is dripping off her um
brella. What a sweet child she
is!1 feel a sense of accomplish
ment. Contentedly 1 smile to
myself. Mickey Mouse grins
jck^tme^
b’ lmpm"ed
Cindy
I think we need to add to / think we need mòre
our
■ merchandising students counseling
business management pro students.
grams. We need more In
structors.
Clackamas Community Collega
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