--- Forwarded Message from Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:25:10 -0700
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5561.9 Italian (!) (now German vs. Chi/Jp)

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>--- Forwarded Message from "David Pankratz" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>I agree with the person who stated that foreign
>language enrollments are greatly influenced by family heritage and
>background.
>

I would also wholeheartedly agree with this. UCI's campus population 
is 51% Asian, and our enrollments in Asian languages (Chinese, 
Japanese and Korean) have been steadily rising. We are now 
investigating the addition of Vietnamese language as well. The only 
other language whose enrollment compares is Spanish, which in 
Southern California is also understandable.



Judi

Judi Franz, Acting Director
University of California, Irvine
Humanities Instructional Resource Center
269 Humanities Hall       (949) 824-6344
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc