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From http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6476968.html

Language classes speak volumes
By JENALIA MORENO
June 13, 2009

Adults learning a foreign language in a city as diverse as Houston is nothing new. But in an era of budget cutbacks, layoffs and dwindling stock portfolios, it’s striking that Houston professionals are still learning everything from Arabic to Portuguese to bolster their careers, communicate during foreign business trips or just for fun.

Polyglot professors said students are still saying si and oui to language classes despite today’s economic turmoil. And several Houston employers are still offering language classes even in the face of corporate cuts.

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