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Fluency in a foreign language could also lead to a job overseas.
Some aspire to loftier goals such as scientific prowess, fluency in a foreign language and a rough grasp of history.
The three-generation pattern has already stripped so many Americans of what would be a valuable skill; native fluency in a foreign language.
Yet your article missed another much more significant point: schooling in a foreign language does not imply fluency in a foreign language, especially as "American", "British" or "French" schools and universities with poorly trained teachers proliferate across the region.
And I recently came across new research showing that people speak with more fluency in a foreign language when they've been drinking, which is a bit more counterintuitive, since speaking in a nonnative tongue obviously requires focus.
Patty achieved fluency in French while in college, enjoying not just the pleasures of real-world fluency in a foreign language but also appreciating the perspective that speaking French gave her upon her knowledge of English.
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"The process of becoming fluent in a foreign language reinforces your fluency and understanding of grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal precision.
Craig Thomas Holloway, Derbyshire Michael Govee is quite right in stating that "the process of becoming fluent in a foreign language reinforces your fluency and understanding of grammar, syntax, sentence structure, verbal precision".
Developing conversational ability rather than full fluency is what matters most when employers look for ability in a foreign language - 75% wanted this skill.
And part of it is that I'm fascinated by what thinking feels like in a foreign language, maybe especially a language you don't speak with perfect fluency.
Somebody outside shouts in a foreign language.
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