![]() The 21st century is a time when college students no longer regard a foreign language course as an annoying graduation requirement, said Christine Armstrong, chair of the Department of Modern Languages. It’s something that really stuck with me.” “I was learning about an entirely new group of people. It also gave her an opportunity to learn about the Islamic religion. “What held my interest is it was the first language and culture I experienced that was different from American and European culture,” she said. The understanding of Arabic is opening doors for students in a wide range of disciplines, from political science to economics, to history, international studies, arts and religion.įor Keylee Jones ’16, an anthropology/sociology major who immersed herself in the Arabic courses of study, it was the Arabic option that attracted her to Denison, having studied several of the European languages during her high school years in St. With 22 Arab nations in the Middle East and North Africa that speak the same tongue as their official language, and with numerous other Muslim nations where Arabic is significant, Arabic language and culture are vitally relevant to today’s global landscape. ![]()
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