Undergraduate Japanese Program

The Japanese Major

The Japanese Minor

Study Abroad

Secondary Japanese Teacher Certification

Student Organizations and Activities

Community Resources

Special Opportunities

Library and Curricular Resources

Where To Go for Help

Appendix II: Seventeen Values of Foreign Language Study

The Japanese Major

Language and Literature Track
The Japanese Language and Literature major at the University of Colorado is a combined major in language, literature, and culture. Japanese majors will learn to speak Japanese sufficiently for most situations in daily life, to read various types of texts in modern Japanese, to understand something of the Japanese literary and cultural traditions, and to express that understanding in written English. A total of 30 credit hours of courses is needed for the major, and at least 25 of these credits must be obtained in upper-division (3000-level or higher) courses.

A student without any previous knowledge of the Japanese language will be required to take at least 36 hours of language classes: JPNS 1010-1020 (5/5); JPNS 2110-2120 (5/5); JPNS 3110-3120 (5/5); JPNS 4110-4120 (3/3). Only courses above JPNS 2110 will actually be counted towards the Japanese major, however, as the first three semesters fulfill the University’s language requirement. All these courses, except JPNS 4110/4120, must be completed in sequence. All can be taken during the academic year, and first, second, and third-year Japanese can be taken, in some years, during intensive summer classes in which a year of Japanese is covered in ten weeks. Students may include other 3000- and 4000-level courses in Japanese language, such as JPNS 4310-4320 Classical Japanese, (3/3), in the major.

Most of the other courses at the 3000 and 4000 level are taught on a rotating basis; not every course is offered in each academic year. Please sign up for as many of them as you are eligible for in each semester in order to ensure timely progress toward graduation.

Courses in Japanese literature (all in English translation) that count towards the major can be selected from among the following: Classical Japanese Literature in Translation (JPNS 3811), Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation (JPNS 3821), Early Modern Literature in Translation (JPNS 3831), and Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (JPNS 3841). It is suggested that students take one or more of the Masterpieces of Japanese Literature (JPNS 1051), East Asian Civilizations: Modern Period (EALC 1021), and Introduction to the Traditional Civilizations of East Asia (EALC 1011) courses. These are Core courses and count toward the Literature and the Arts and Cultural and Gender Diversity Core requirements. Additionally, the Department offers Japanese Language and Society (JPNS 3441), an introduction to the interactions between Japanese language and culture, and Japanese Syntax (JPNS 4030), the advanced study of Japanese grammar, which can be included among courses for the major.

Language and Civilization Track. Students in the Japanese Language and Civilization major must take JPNS 2120, 3110, and 3120. They select from other JPNS or EALC courses (excluding only language courses numbered below 2120) for the other 15 hours. Six credits may be satisfied by taking courses in other departments focusing wholly or substantially on Japan, subject to approval by the undergraduate advisor in Japanese.

Goals. The undergraduate degree in Japanese emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

In addition, students completing the degree in Japanese are expected to:

Students target one or more of the following goals:

Required Basic Language Courses

JPNS 1010-1020 Beginning Japanese I/II (5/5)

These courses are offered in sequence during the fall and spring semesters or intensively during some summer sessions. They provide a solid introduction to modern Japanese, emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a cultural context. Topics covered include personal information, greetings, school, daily activities, weather, food, and shopping. Students master hiragana and katakana and are introduced to about 225 kanji characters. They practice reading such materials as menus, street maps, forms, and short letters. Students learn to use Japanese word processing, computer programs, and email. Library orientation is provided in the first semester.

Upon completion of this course students should be able to perform at the following levels on the scale developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:

Speaking: Novice High. Able to participate in basic communicative exchanges by relying heavily on memorized utterances and by expanding these through recombination. Can ask very simple questions or make statements involving learned material. Vocabulary centers on basic objects and activities.

Listening: Novice High/Intermediate Low. Able to understand short learned utterances, particularly when context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible. Comprehends words and phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency commands and courtesy formulae. May require repetition or rephrasing. Content refers to basic personal background and needs, social conventions and routine tasks, such as getting meals and receiving simple instructions.

Reading: Novice High/Intermediate Low. Can read for instructional purposes standardized messages (where vocabulary has been learned), such as some items on menus, schedules, timetables, maps, and signs. Able to understand main ideas and/or some facts from the simplest, specially-prepared (semi-authentic) connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs. Understands texts with high-frequency vocabulary and simple structure.

Writing: Novice High. Can write frequently used memorized material. Can at least partially supply basic information needed for some forms. Has mastery of kana and some kanji, including those representing numbers, days of the week, and kinship terms.

JPNS 2110-2120 Intermediate Japanese I/II (5/5)

These courses are offered in sequence during the fall and spring semesters or intensively during some summer sessions. They focus on continued skills development in modern Japanese, emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a cultural context. Topics covered include travel, housing, transportation, directions, health, career, media, culture, and environment. Students continue learning kanji, encountering a total of about 575. Readings include narratives, descriptions, travel information, and instructions. Students learn to use important reference materials, such as kanji dictionaries and electronic resources. Library orientation is provided in the first semester.

Upon completion of this course students should be able to perform at the following levels on the scale developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:

Speaking: Intermediate Low/Intermediate Mid. Can engage in a simple conversation using past/nonpast, affirmative/negative forms. Can ask and answer questions, initiate and respond to simple statements and maintain face-to-face conversations related to a variety of basic, uncomplicated communicative tasks and social situations. Can talk simply about self and family members, personal history and leisure activities.

Listening: Intermediate Low/Intermediate Mid. Able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of recombinations of learned utterances on a variety of topics, such as personal background and needs, social conversations, and somewhat more complicated topics such as lodging, transportation, and shopping. Can handle not only face-to-face conversations, but also short routine telephone conversations and some formal speech such as simple announcements and reports from radio and TV.

Reading: Intermediate Mid. Able to read simple connected texts dealing with a variety of basic and social needs, and descriptions of persons, places, and things written for a wide audience. Can understand, with the use of a dictionary, main ideas and facts in authentic materials. Can decode some handwritten notes and short letters for main facts.

Writing: Intermediate Low. Can write short messages, postcards, and elementary essays expressing personal opinions. Can create statements and questions based on learned material.

JPNS 3110-3120 Advanced Japanese I/ II (5/5)

These courses are offered in sequence during the fall and spring semesters or (in some years) during some summer sessions. They focus on developing competence in reading and interpreting a wide variety of materials by contemporary Japanese authors, grammar review, introduction to styles of modern written Japanese, and vocabulary development. Students are introduced to the process of Japanese-English translation. Texts include process description, book reviews, narratives, letters, essays, and newspaper articles. Students completing this course should have mastered a total of about 1000 kanji, and they should have developed dictionary skills needed to become independent learners. Students develop skills in the use of a variety of reference materials. Library orientation is provided in the first semester.

Upon completion of this course students should be able to perform at the following levels on the scale developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:

Speaking: Intermediate Mid. Continued practice at the intermediate level (see 2110-2120).

Listening: Intermediate Mid./Intermediate High. Continued practice at the intermediate level (see 2110-2120).

Reading: Intermediate Mid. Continued development of intermediate reading skills (see 2110-2120).

Writing: Intermediate/Intermediate Mid. Able to write an increasing number of frequently occurring kanji. Can write short messages, postcards, and essays with increasing accuracy. Strengthened grasp of appropriate style (formal/informal).

JPNS 4110-4120 Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese I/II (3/3)

These courses survey a wide variety of twentieth-century written materials, including texts from literature, the social sciences, religion, and cultural history. Focus is on content and style. Students continue to expand their mastery of written Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kana use, and kanji, and to develop the ability to translate into English. Students master use of a variety of reference materials. Library orientation is provided in the first semester.

Students completing these courses should be able to perform at the following levels on the scale developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:

Speaking: Intermediate High. Can engage in conversation on personal history, leisure activities, and daily life with increasing accuracy and fluency. Developing the ability to speak at length and to be an interactive conversational partner.

Listening: Intermediate High. Understands more complex structures on a broadening variety of topics, in a variety of speech styles.

Reading: Intermediate High. Comprehends connected discourse and can follow the narrative thread. Able to identify factual information in authentic articles written in straightforward expository style. Able to decode authentic materials using a bilingual dictionary. Comprehends the basic connectives forming complex sentences.

Writing: Intermediate High. Demonstrates control of both simple and complex sentence structures. Able to use both formal and informal styles. Full-fledged connected discourse developing.

Students who participate in study abroad and other special opportunities during their undergraduate careers can expect to achieve advanced levels of proficiency.

Other Language Courses That May Be Included in the Major

JPNS 4310-4320 Classical Japanese I/II (3/3)

Other Literature Courses That May Be Included in the Major

JPNS 3811 Classical Japanese Literature in Translation (3)

JPNS 3821 Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation (3)

JPNS 3831 Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3)

JPNS 3841 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3)

JPNS 3441 Language and Japanese Society (3)

JPNS 4030 Japanese Syntax (3)

Other Courses That May Be Taken as Electives and/or Core Courses for the Language and Literature Track

EALC 1011, Introduction to Traditional East Asian Civilizations (4)

EALC 1021, East Asian Civilizations: Modern Period (4)

JPNS 1051, Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation (3)

JPNS 2441, Film and Japanese Culture (#)

EALC 4930Internship (1-6),

Other Courses That May Be Included in the Language and Civilization Track

Introduction to Traditional East Asian Civilizations (EALC 1011, 4), East Asian Civilizations: Modern Period (EALC 1021, 4), Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation (JPNS 1051, 3), and Film and Japanese Culture (JPNS 2441, 3) may be counted toward the Language and Civilization track.

Majors in both tracks are encouraged to expand their knowledge of Japan and the Asian region in general by taking courses in other departments. Academic units offering courses specifically related to Japan include the departments of Anthropology, History, Fine Arts, Religious Studies, Political Science, Economics, Theatre and Dance, and Film Studies, and the Leeds School of Business and the College of Music. In addition, Chinese studies courses offered by the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Asian Studies courses as designated by the Asian Studies undergraduate program may be useful for Japanese majors in rounding out their understanding of the region and Japan’s role in it. For a listing of these courses, please consult the Asian Studies entry in the CU catalogue.

Sample Program of Study:
Language and Literature

Sample Program of Study:
Language and Civilization

The Japanese Minor

The Japanese minor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations can be selected by students who wish to gain a basic understanding of the Japanese language and its literary tradition. A minimum of 18 hours must be taken. A minimum of 13 hours must be upper-division courses, including JPNS 3110/3120. All course work applied to the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better (no pass/fail work may be applied). For more information, see the College of Arts & Sciences website.

Course offerings:

JPNS 1010, 1020: Beginning Japanese (5, 5 hours)
JPNS 1051: Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation (3 hours)
JPNS 2110, 2120: Intermediate Japanese (5, 5 hours)
JPNS 2441: Film and Japanese Culture (3 hours)
JPNS 3110*, 3120*: Advanced Japanese 1 and 2 (5, 5 hours)
JPNS 4110, 4120: Readings in Modern Japanese 1 and 2 (3, 3 hours)
JPNS 3441: Language and Society (3 hours)
JPNS 4030: Japanese Syntax (3 hours)
JPNS 4310, 4320: Classical Japanese 1 and 2 (3, 3 hours)
JPNS 3811: Classical Japanese Literature in Translation (3 hours)
JPNS 3821: Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation (3 hours)
JPNS 3831: Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3 hours)
JPNS 3841: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation (3 hours)
JPNS 4300: Open Topics

*Required.

Study Abroad

The Department encourages its majors to spend either one academic year or a semester studying at a Japanese university. The University of Colorado maintains formal exchange relationships with the universities of Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata (near Kyoto and Osaka) and Tsukuba Daigaku in Tsukuba (near Tokyo). During a year abroad, students can further their study of the Japanese language through formal classes as well as through participation in extracurricular activities and homestay programs. Students are encouraged to attend EALC’s fall study abroad orientation, where they can get to know the Japanese students from these institutions and meet CU students returning from Japan. Because these two programs are exchange programs, students pay their normal tuition and fees to CU and earn credit at CU while studying abroad. The Japanese Ministry of Education has a policy of encouraging study abroad in Japan, and many of our students will receive scholarships from the Ministry of Education. Other scholarships for study abroad are offered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese.

Study abroad at other academic institutions in Japan can also be transferred to the Japanese major at the University of Colorado, but students must determine the adequacy of a program through consultation with the undergraduate Japanese advisor and the Office of International Education. Credit equivalencies for language courses taken at institutions other than those with which the University of Colorado maintains formal relations cannot be guaranteed. A maximum of 20 transfer credits may apply toward the major.

Applications for study abroad should be obtained in the fall semester for attendance in the following academic year through the Office of International Education (ENVD 1B45, 123 UCB, 303-492-7741).

Secondary Japanese Teacher Certification

The School of Education awards certification in education to students in the teacher education program at the University of Colorado. EALC faculty provide course work required for Japanese teaching and supervise off-campus teacher training in cooperation with the School of Education and the public schools. Those who are interested in pursuing the program should begin application procedures through the Student Services Office, School of Education (EDUC 151, 249 UCB, 303-492-6555). Students considering careers in education are encouraged to investigate the burgeoning field of K-12 Japanese language education.

Student Organizations and Activities

EALC hosts an annual speech or essay contest with cash prizes. There is also a wide range of extracurricular activities offered by the Japanese Student Association (JSA), the Japan Table, and the Japan animation club. Students may sign up for the exchange conversational partnership organized by the International English Center (1030 13^th St., 63 UCB, 303-492-5547). The Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC) presents various cultural events, including Japanese themes. For those who are interested in martial arts, the University has aikido, karate, kendo, and judo clubs. Japanese films are regularly shown by the International Film Series and in special series co-sponsored by EALC.

Community Resources

In addition to University programs, the Boulder-Denver area offers numerous resources for students interested in Japan-related activities. Boulder is home to a number of cultural training opportunities. The Japanese Consulate also occasionally has internship opportunities (1285 17th St., Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80202, 303-534-1151).

The largest organization in Colorado dealing with U.S.-Japan relations is the Japan America Society of Colorado, which operates various educational, business, and cultural programs to promote the relationship between Japan and the U.S. Among numerous other activities, the Society sponsors a Japanese-language discussion group which meets regularly as well as a mentorship program with Japanese business people in the Denver community for CU students. Student memberships in the Japan America Society are available at reduced rates (Japan America Society of Colorado, 1200 17th St. #3000, Denver, CO 80202-5839, 303-628-9633).

Other resources include the Denver Art Museum, with a substantial collection of Japanese art on regular display and periodical special exhibits devoted to Japan, and Sakura Square, a commercial block in downtown Denver at Larimer and 18th St., which includes a Japanese grocery store, a bookstore, and a Buddhist temple.

Special Opportunities

Honors and Awards. Students with a GPA of 3.5 are encouraged to apply for Honors. In addition to the University Honors Program (LIBR M400B, 184 UCB, 303-492-6617), which offers special opportunities to exceptional students at all levels. Students may also apply for departmental honors. The University of Colorado has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society, to which Liberal Arts majors may be elected in their junior or senior year. (Those who qualify will be notified by mail; no application is required.) One undergraduate Japanese major each year is awarded the Katherine J. Lamont Scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic performance, and one is awarded the Stephen Berry Memorial Scholarship.

B.A./M.A. Exceptionally able students (particularly those who enter the University with significant preparation in Japanese studies from high school or with other backgrounds, or those who participate in study abroad opportunities at CU) may be eligible for the combined B.A./M.A. degree. Students on the B.A./M.A. program will complete both degrees during five years of study at CU. If you wish to apply for this option, you must consult the Undergraduate Advisor early in your career at CU to establish your program of study.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). UROP sponsors students who wish to work in partnership with a faculty member on a research or creative project. Consult with your instructors about opportunities they may have. If you agree on a project, you and your faculty mentor will submit an application to UROP to fund your research (LIBR S430, 184 UCB, 303-492-2596).

Work-Study. EALC often has work-study opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students, for which we prefer to hire our own majors. These positions involve assisting in the EALC offices or HUMN library for a certain number of hours per week. You must establish eligibility through application to the Office of Financial Aid.

Internships and Service Learning. A variety of internship and service learning opportunities are available to excellent, qualified students through EALC and the Teaching East Asia Program. You may earn university credit for some of these (though not count them toward the major). Opportunities exist in government and private agencies, local businesses, and public schools. Some internships are paid; others are volunteer positions. Qualifications vary. Consult the Internship Advisor regarding available positions and your eligibility.

Job Board. See the Bulletin Boards outside the EALC office (HUMN 240) for local employment opportunities. Your instructors may also announce opportunities in class from time to time. If you are an advanced student and your teacher endorses your language and translation skills, you may add your name to our file of potential translators/interpreters. When companies or individuals call seeking such assistance, EALC will give them names of qualified students from this list.

Library and Curricular Resources

East Asian Library. In Norlin Library, books in English and European languages about Japan are shelved among the regular collection. Books in Japanese are located in the East Asian Library (EAL) on the first floor near the Reference Room and in the basement. Your instructor may take your class for an overview of the collection, or you may request a tour from the East Asian Library staff (LIBR E175). You are encouraged to begin browsing the shelves early, as the collection includes texts, dictionaries, and educational materials of interest even to those early in their studies, as well as academic and research materials. Note that magazines, journals, and newspapers in Japanese are shelved in the general Periodicals Room, not in the EAL.

Anderson Language Technology Center (ALTEC). Located in Hellems Hall on the first floor, ALTEC is a state-of-the-art facility supporting the study of foreign languages and cultures. It holds a large library of Japanese videotapes, videodiscs, computer programs, audiotapes, and reference books which you may use in the ALTEC facilities. The computing lab offers computers equipped for Japanese word processing, plus access to World Wide Web resources in Japanese and email in Japanese script. You may use ALTEC for course assignments or for independent study and browsing. The campus also broadcasts Japanese-language television programs from the International Channel on the campus TV channel, and tapes of these programs are available for viewing in ALTEC.

Where To Go For Help

Tutorial Services. Consult your teachers early for advice about the kind of tutoring that will be most helpful to you. In addition to the bulletin boards outside HUMN 240, which often have flyers from individuals offering language tutoring, tutoring is available from the Student Academic Services Center (WLRD 386, 107 UCB, 303-492-1416), through Tutorial Services, the Academic Skills Program, and the Academic Excellence Program (Willard 313, 303-492-3842). We encourage you to explore these resources and the various programs they offer. It may also be helpful to find a conversation partner through the Japanese Student Association (UMC 136, jsacuboulder@yahoo.co.jp) or by contacting the International English Center (1030 13th St., 63 UCB, 303-492-5547).

Advising. Please visit the Undergraduate Advisor or Japanese Major Advisor to discuss the Japanese major, appropriate related area courses, study abroad opportunities, mentoring, or any other aspect of the undergraduate program. We also encourage you to stop in to visit all the Japanese faculty during their office hours, so you can get to know them and their interests. If the faculty know you and your interests well, they can let you know of special study, work, or cultural opportunities as they arise. Students in the joint B.A./M.A. program should also consult the Japanese Graduate Advisor.

Counseling and Career Services. Counseling Services offers a wide variety of assistance, including individual counseling and therapy, groups and workshops, educational and career transition counseling, consultation, and testing (WLRD 134, 103 UCB, 303-492-6766). Career Services offers career planning assistance, a reference library, career planning programs, and information on Cooperative Education and Internships, as well as testing and assessment (WLRD 34, 133 UCB, 303-492-6541).

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) offers programs and assistance particularly for returning students (UMC 412, 207 UCB, 303-492-5713).

Financial Aid. Applications for financial assistance are processed through the Office of Financial Aid, as are applications for work-study and other types of student employment and various scholarships (RGNT 175, 77 UCB, 303-492-5091).

What To Do With This Degree

As a Japanese major, you will have skills, information, and concepts that are relevant to careers in virtually every area. A knowledge of a foreign language in general, and Japanese in particular, is extremely useful in business, engineering, industry, commerce, the civil or foreign service, law, library science, the media, the natural sciences, economics, public administration, journalism, government, the social sciences, and teaching at all levels. Students are encouraged to consider combining their Japanese language training with courses in these or other fields. As the world’s second-largest economy and the second-largest trading partner for the U.S. and Colorado, Japan is increasingly a source of a wide variety of good careers.

A degree in Japanese from the CU-Boulder program will provide you with a strong background for advanced study and specialization in a variety of Japan-related disciplines and other related fields. Many majors elect to spend the first few years after graduation studying or working in Japan. There are many opportunities in this area, and EALC makes every effort to facilitate this transition for its students. In particular, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET), administered by the Japanese Ministry of Education, sends a large number of U.S. college graduates to teach English in the Japanese school system. Department graduates have had conspicuous success in being accepted to this program.

The Office of Career Services offers a number of programs and services designed to help you plan your career, including workshops, internships, and placement services after graduation. For an appointment with a career counselor or for more information, call 303-492-6541 or stop by WLRD 34.

Students interested in advanced study of Japanese language or literature are encouraged to consider the Japanese Language and Literature or Japanese Language and Civilization tracks of the M.A. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations offered by the Department. For further information see the EALC Graduate Director.

Appendix I

Levels of Proficiency. In the 1970s, the Foreign Service Institute, the Defense Language Institute, and other governmental bodies concerned with language learning established a scale of "Expected Levels of Absolute Speaking Proficiency in Languages." They divided all the languages taught at the institutes into four groups, based on the achievement level a student may expect after a certain period of study.

In Group I are languages that are relatively easy for native speakers of English: Afrikaans, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili, for example. Students of these languages can expect to achieve Advanced proficiency after about 720 hours of study.

In Group II are slightly more difficult languages, Bulgarian, Farsi, German, Greek, Indonesian, and Hindi among them. It takes about 1320 hours of study to reach the Advanced level in these languages.

In Group III are such languages as Bengali, Czech, Hebrew, Russian, and Thai. Students may achieve Advanced skills after about 1500 hours of study.

Group IV, the most difficult languages, includes Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. These languages require as many as 2760 hours of study of Advanced level competency.

You have embarked on a difficult undertaking and should not become discouraged if your progress seems slow at times. Determined, persistent effort will take you to your goal. The following chart shows why progress may seem rapid at first and then seem to level off: once you reach the Intermediate levels, you are broadening as well as deepening your knowledge—developing more vocabulary, learning kanji, and strengthening grammar skills for a variety of uses—and this takes time.

Stick with it!! We’re behind you. If you feel discouraged, please talk with your instructor and with EALC advanced students. They may be able to suggest "tricks" and new approaches that you haven’t thought of that will help you move to the next level of achievement.

Appendix II

Seventeen Values of Foreign Language Study

The study of a foreign language is valuable because it

1. offers a sense of a relevant past, both cultural and linguistic.
2. liberalizes one’s experience (helps expand one’s view of the world).
3. balances content and skills (rather than content versus skills).
4. contributes to the creation of a student’s personality.
5. encourages critical reflection on the relation of language and culture, language and thought; fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.
6. contributes to cultural awareness or literacy (such as knowledge of original texts).
7. contributes to achievement of national goals, such as economic development or national security.
8. expands one’s opportunities for meaningful leisure activities (such as travel, reading, or viewing foreign language films).
9. develops the intellect (includes learning how to learn).
10. improves one’s knowledge of the native language (through comparison and contrast with the foreign language).
11. exposes the learner to modes of thought outside the native language.
12. builds practical skills (for purposes such as travel or commerce or as a tool for other disciplines).
13. preserves (or fosters) a country’s image as a cultural nation.
14. teaches and encourages respect for other peoples.
15. enables the transfer of training (such as learning of a second foreign language).
16. can be a point of integration of many areas of study.
17. permits access to information unavailable in English.

Excerpted from "Seventeen Values of Foreign Language Study" by Alan C. Frantz, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Idaho State University, published in the ADFL Bulletin 28.1 (Fall 1996): 44-46.