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| | The Language Resource Newsletter - March 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Immigrant families are often willing to give up their languages of origin if they feel that retaining the language will harm their children's chances for success, or keep them from fitting in, or if they are told, as they often are, that bilingualism is a handicap. |
 | | Knowing a language well enough to get by in the day-to-day is very different from knowing a language well enough to read sophisticated texts, write, develop adult relationships, exercise one's profession, move effectively in a range of contexts, and adapt quickly to new situations. |
 | | Some people believe that foreign language education in the schools and universities should be supported by local sources, while others believe that foreign language education is a national priority and should be supported by the national budget as well as local funds. |
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