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Broadly, language teachers have been working to justify our profession and its importance to American students for decades. Since GoogleTranslate officially launched almost exactly 20 years ago, in April 2006, we have faced the same obstacles which all amount to the same question: why do we need to learn languages if computers can do it for us, especially when “everyone in the world speaks English”?

Foreign language requirements should be dropped at Baylor. They cause an undue burden on students and their time can be better spent on courses more specialized to their major and career goals.