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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I really laugh at how riduculous this requirement is. My kid is in his 6th year of German.  We went last summer and he could hardly speak a lick and could not understand much and he is an A student. Its an absolute dog and pony here in the US.  There is absoulty NO mastery unless you are in some sort of immersion program or have parents who speak it at home.[/quo[/b]te]

And yet others do master it.  My daughter did in Japanese and DS in Spanish, then German.  The requirement is not "ridiculous" for the reason you give.  Elite schools think they are educating citizens of the world who will need to deal in multiple languages in a complex business world.  That's why they require it.[/quote]

+1.  From College Simply as to why universities want to see four high school years and then have their own college-level foreign language requirement, as well. "Colleges believe studying a foreign language expands your worldview and can open doors to more careers. Being fluent in another language can be especially beneficial in the tech, education, business, and law sectors, as well as in other fields that play a key role in the global economy."[/quote]

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