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The changing culture of language departments.
Abstract
Internationalization and globalization demand that departments of foreign languages and literatures respond to new societal demands by placing an emphasis on marketable skill sets, communicative language skills, and cultural competency. Yet many departments are reluctant to meet this call, thus creating difficult and potentially precarious academic conditions.
Introduction
The global economy and the resulting emphasis on international education are changing both the courses offered and the traditional culture of modern and foreign language departments at the post-secondary level. Indeed, internationalization and globalization [1] are ...
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