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Story Archives: ULM department head speaks to Rotarians


ULM department head speaks to Rotarians
posted Thursday, April 1st, 2010 @ 9:56 amE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Rotary International in West Monroe recently invited the department head of foreign languages at the University of Louisiana at Monroe to discuss current language methodologies and the development of a global mindset for students.

Dr. Ruth E. Smith discussed the importance of educating more students in a variety of languages to better meet the need of companies working internationally. She was invited to speak on March 9 about the impact of business globalization.  

"In the past few years national leaders in business and government circles have been stressing the importance of language study if the U. S. economy is going to expand," said Smith. "The markets are more and more competitive, and international cultural awareness is vital."
For the full report, see Page 9A of this week's Citizen.

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