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Frequently Asked Questions

Why Study Modern Languages at Kwantlen?

  • To learn how to think and communicate clearly and effectively with speakers of another language both in speaking and writing.

 

  • To learn to interact with people of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds with confidence and competence while travelling for business or for pleasure.

 

  • To become culturally literate by gaining an understanding of diverse traditions and understand how and why members of these cultures find value in their culture's world views, practices, and artistic expressions and artifacts.

 

  • To become more tolerant of and empathetic and caring for others.

 

  • To develop the ability to access 'directly' great works of literature, philosophy and the arts of another culture, as well as the latest information in various domains such as technology, business and health.

 

  • To become more aware of the function of your own language while studying the structure of another.

 

  • To benefit from:

 

    • Increased career and employment opportunities in education, business, the media, government, research, the transportation, foreign affairs and tourist industries
    • Global citizenship, by being better prepared to understand various cultural traditions and world views.