Proficiency in skills and an endorsement in special area of talent. I d like to convey. I am the mother of a current student of the German language and we are hosting a student from Germany this year. Language study should begin at the elementary level, as part of the language curriculum, not as an add-on. Clearly, schools cannot offer languages of every kind, but perhaps there could be investments made in some of the language tapes put out by the foreign service institute.
Exposure is everything.
I ll stop for now. Thanks for the opportunity to comment.