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Is foreign language learning mandatory?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-09-10 08:12
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BugaLugs (Australia)

When I was at secondary school in Oz (Technical College) I studied neither English nor any other language. English was replaced with a subject called Humanities and study of a foreign language was a non-compulsory subject. Things have definitely changed for the better.

Is foreign language learning mandatory?

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