This premier center of foreign language learning and technology, considered one of the best in the state of Louisiana, was made possible through a grant from Title III, U. S. Office of Education. Each laboratory is equipped with helpful resource materials in French, German, Spanish and Japanese. It is important that U.S. citizens be concerned with global issues and knowledge of other languages and cultures in today's increasingly interdependent world. Civilization, geography and history are part of the foreign language curriculum, and will lead you to an appreciation of peoples and cultures different from your own. For Tomorrow's World Technological advances have brought us closer to all peoples of the world.
Government officials can deal with an increasingly complex international political situation.
Positions in over sixty occupations required foreign language skills. From high tech to politics, from service-related professions to academia, languages can enhance training in many areas, at home and abroad. For Enhanced Communication Skills Vocabulary development, spelling, reading comprehension and oral and written expression are skills enhanced by the study of a foreign language. For Better Test Performance Research has shown that students who have studied a foreign language do better than those who have not on standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test and other similar exams. The longer a person has studied a foreign language, the greater the positive effect.