[EDLING:236] Government Service High Student Motivation to Learn Arabic

[Francis M. Hult]

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Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 2:33 PM
Subject: Student Motivation to Learn Arabic

The Title VI National Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young
University (a consortium of more than twenty major universities) recently
conducted a preliminary survey of student career motivations for studying
Arabic.  For all students surveyed (grad and undergrad), around 40% indicate
their intent to work for government, whether they are at NRC or non-NRC
institutions.  The following link shows their findings:

http://nmelrc.byu.edu/survey/results/employment_attitudes.php