Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One: Online Excerpts
Paperback: 236 pages
2nd edition (August 31, 2005)
ISBN: 0974833010Buy a print copy from BN.com or Amazon.com
Edward Trimnell's ideas about languages.....
have been cited by Harvard Business Online, Canada.com, the U.S. Army's Strategic Studies Institute, and the Vancouver Sun
In the media: Harvard Business Online, June 28, 2007
Table of Contents
Part I. Why You Need a Foreign Language
Introduction: English-Speakers Lost in Translation
1. Does an English-Speaker Really Need a Foreign Language?
2. The Truth and the Hype about “Global English”
3. The 21st Century Speaks Many Languages
4. How Lingua Francas Become Lingua Francas
5. Language and the Limits of Globalization
6. Languages and the Business World
7. Learn the Other Side’s Language---Even if they Do Speak Yours
8. Foreign Languages, Patriotism, and American Values
Part II. How to Learn a Foreign Language
9. The Reluctant Language Learner
10. Which Language Should You Learn?
11. The First Steps in Learning a Foreign Language
12. Developing a Love for Words
13. Taking Your New Language for a Test Drive
14. Tackling Dialects: Which Version of Spanish are You Speaking?
15. Walking, Learning, and Chewing Gum at the Same Time
16. More Language Learning Tips and Strategies
17. Language Skills and Your Career
18. “But They Insist on Speaking English with Me!”
19. The Language Student’s Buying Guide
Epilogue: Fun and Personal Enrichment
Appendixes
Notes & Bibliography
