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Teaching 'Strategic' Languages To Military Cadets

by Susanna Capelouto, Georgia Public Broadcasting
November 16, 2010

The U.S. military wants more of its service members to speak foreign languages. In Georgia, a tiny college has received a $2 million defense contract to focus on four specific languages: Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Korean. The Army has identified those as "strategic" languages. .

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  • All Things Considered, November 16, 2010
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