From Deseret News archives:
BYU is major U.S. center for language study
New funding should enable the school to enhance its vital role
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The need exists at BYU because the LDS Church needs experts in those and many other languages.
BYU students expand linguistic horizons
75 — Percentage of BYU students who speak a language other than English
100 — Number of different languages spoken by BYU students
43 — Number of languages regularly taught on campus, with 23 more available with sufficient student interest
20 — Approximate percentage of official interpreters and hosts for foreign dignitaries, athletes and coaches during the 2002 Winter Olympics who were BYU students or faculty
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