Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Guarantee Accessible Proficiency Tests

VIEWPOINT: Guarantee Accessible Proficiency Tests

By Anaya Mehta September 30, 2022

Just to fulfill my requirements for graduation, I had to pay over $200 to show I was proficient in a language I've been speaking my entire life. Georgetown University has a foreign language proficiency...

Foreign Language Course Enrollment Declines

By Amy Char February 27, 2015

The Modern Language Association released a report that surveyed 2,435 two- and four-year institutions’ foreign language course enrollment, revealing a 6.7 percent decline in foreign language course...

LEP Students Select Language Partners

By Ashley Miller September 12, 2014

In an attempt to create more successful matches between participating students, the Office of Global Services has redesigned the Language Exchange Program to allow participants to play an active role in...

Will Buy Food for Turkish Lessons

By Meagan Kelly March 23, 2012

My command of foreign languages has never been ... how would you say? ... strong. After roughly seven to eight years of studying Spanish, I still get flustered right after the “Estoy bien. ¿Cómo estás?”...

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