美国语言研究报告(2)【沪江标准VOA11-18】
【生词摘录】
introductory adj.介绍性的
humanitarian n.人道主义者
relief n. 救济
Report: Foreign Language Study in US at Highest Level Since 1960 (2/2)
The study finds that students continue to study traditionally taught languages such as Spanish, French and Italian and that interest in classical languages such as Greek and Latin remains strong.
Karin Ryding, a professor of Arabic at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, says she is pleased that the survey found growth in the study of both introductory and advanced level courses in foreign language. She says practicality is one of the motivations.
"I don't think this is just a temporary spike in enrollments. I think these figures indicate a real shift of interest on the part of American students. Young people today understand that the world is now truly and inevitably smaller. They are coming to the study of Arabic and other languages with serious professional goals in mind. Including, and let me list some examples, work with international organizations, diplomatic service, global environmental efforts, humanitarian relief efforts, security studies, international communications and media studies."
The survey's findings are based on language study enrollments at 2,800 colleges and universities across the United States between October 2006 and August 2007. This report is the group's 21st survey.
参考译文:
研究结果显示,学生继续学习传统教学中一直开设的西班牙语,法语和意大利语,对于一些古典语言例如希腊语和拉丁语的兴趣依然浓厚。
卡琳莱丁在华盛顿特区的乔治敦大学教授阿拉伯语,她说她感到高兴的是,调查发现,对于外语入门和高级水平的研究都在增长。她说,实用性是其中的一个动机。
"我认为(语言专业的)招生不是暂时的激增。我觉得这些数字表明美国学生兴趣的真实变化。今天的年轻人认识到,世界现在真真正正地和不可避免地在缩小。他们带着认真的专业目标来学习阿拉伯语和其它语言。其中包括,让我列举一些例子:在国际组织工作,外交事务,全球环境事务,人道主义救济工作,安全研究,国际通讯与媒体研究" 。
该调查报告的结果基于全美2800名高校在2006年10月和2007年8月间语言专业的招生数。这份报告是该组织的第21次调查。



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