Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Examines the growing need for linguists in Government agencies and the approaches used by these agencies to find language-qualified personnel. Discusses issues in regard to the foreign language cap...

Examines the growing need for linguists in Government agencies and the approaches used by these agencies to find language-qualified personnel. Discusses issues in regard to the foreign language capabilities of persons who have learned foreign languages at home versus those who gained foreign language instruction at U.S. academic institutions, and reviews questions before the Congress. Includes tables.

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