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Peer reviewedCatford, J. C.; Marckwardt, Albert H. – Language Learning, 1988
To mark the 40th anniversary of "Language Learning," the journal's first article is reprinted and identifies five motives for studying foreign languages: (1) "knowledge of a foreign language is the sign of a cultivated man"; (2) foreign insularism; (3) necessity of creating a political fusion; (4) trade and colonization; and (5) scientific and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Language Attitudes, Language Role
