By learning another language people our students gain greater insight into the workings of their native language. They also can come to realize that the patterns of their native language are only one way of viewing the world. They learn how to interpret experience in other ways and to understand the close connections between language and thought. We live in a multicultural nation.
Many people speak a home language other than English.
Some of them seek to improve their proficiency in that other language and to preserve their cultural heritage. In doing so they preserve and develop a valuable national resource. The classical languages and their literatures show the pervasive influence of Greek and Roman culture on social and political institutions throughout Western history. Many of the words of English, Spanish, and other languages are derived from Latin. Besides such derivatives, actual words and phrase from the classical languages are present in English, particularly in law and medicine.