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From: edwards@uwmacc.UUCP (mark edwards)
Newsgroups: sci.lang
Subject: Re: Americans and Foreign Languages
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Date: Tue, 18-Nov-86 09:45:09 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 18 09:45:09 1986
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In article <877@zeus.UUCP> dant@tekla.tek.com (Dan Tilque) writes:
>
>I read in the paper the other day that enrollment in Japanese
>classes at Oregon universities is up significantly in recent years.
>It seems that it is mostly business majors who are taking the
>classes.
>

  I believe its up here at Madison also. At least in the first 2 years.
  But still it seems most quit after the first year , more after the second
  year.

   Those who make through to the fourth year, are few in number. 
  Japanese maybe atypical, but two years of Japanese might be close
  only ONE year of German or French. Its not enough, and is only 
  barely useful.