Title The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit, and Our Economic and National Security : a Bibliographic Essay on the U.S. Language Paradox.

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Summary	How has the American deficiency in foreign language study affected foreign policy, diplomacy, the economy, and most of all national security. This book showcases how the use of a second language can be helpful in political and economic circumstances. Various policy initiatives are analyzed to discuss their efficiency in bringing languages to American citizens. A recent study found that only 25% of Americans are fluent in a foreign language. Stein-Smith argues that once you remove the first generation immigrant population from those numbers you are left with an extremely negligible number of ci.
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Subject	Language and languages -- Economic aspects -- United States.
	Language and languages -- Economic aspects.
	United States.
	United States -- Languages -- Political aspects.
	Language and languages.
	United States -- Foreign relations.
	International relations.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Stein-Smith, Kathleen. U.S. Foreign Language Deficit, and Our Economic and National Security : A Bibliographic Essay on the U.S. Language Paradox. Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, ©2013 9780773445451
ISBN	9780773418196 (electronic book)
	0773418199 (electronic book)