nóvember 21, 2004

An American Invasion

This fall about 480 Ameri- cans are studying Arabic at the American University in Cairo (AUC), more than double the pre-9/11 enrollment. A Modern Language Association survey from fall 2002 found that 10,600 American students were studying Arabic, up from 5,500 in 1998. Educators say that number has continued to rise, with dozens of universities adding Arabic to their curricula.

[...] The numbers are still modest when compared to the estimated 350,000 US students studying German.
- New surge of Americans studying in the Arab world

I actually think there are as many Scandinavians here, but that's another story.
Agust skrifaði 21.11.04 20:07 (GMT+2)
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