Schools treat Spanish as a foreign language and there is no legal way to study in Spanish at university.
Mr O'Maonaigh-Lennon, who teaches English as a foreign language, took about seven hours to complete the distance of 26 miles and 385 yards each day.
This sheer numerical dominance, plus the fact that China has the world's fastest-growing economy, has made Mandarin Chinese attractive as a foreign language for more American students.
While the HD DVD version was limited to a Dolby Digital Plus track (allegedly because of space limitations) Blu-ray sports Dolby TrueHD as well as a few foreign language surround sound tracks -- although this is really the only difference, the reviewers appreciate it.
If they got through, the quality was so bad that they had to be voiced-over as though in a foreign language.
They looked at me as if I were speaking a foreign language.
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Even with skills that are primarily mental, such as computer programming or speaking a foreign language, it remains the case that we learn best through practice and repetition the natural learning process.
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With the might of The Weinstein Company, which orchestrated The Artist's successful awards campaign, the film has been selected to represent France as a potential nominee for best foreign language film at next year's Academy Awards.
Yet thanks to the Internet I can develop a reputation as a player in a foreign city where I don't speak the language.
Young men (and some women) also tend to go abroad as missionaries, usually after rigorous study of a foreign language (Mr Romney learned French, Mr Huntsman Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan).
While the first minister was on a mission to China to promote trade and cultural links, that country's consul general highlighted the importance of foreign language assistants in acting as a "bridge of cultural exchanges".
Instead, he looked straight at Tengo as if he were reading a bulletin written in a foreign language.
We learn a foreign language by actually speaking it as much as possible, not by reading books and absorbing theories.
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Rick seems equally determined to rid himself of Michonne, a character so abysmal at even the most basic communication skills she may as well be from a foreign country with no grasp of the English language.
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She quickly moved to the Science Unit as a reporter writing daily stories for the World Service's 40 or so foreign language sections.
Last year's winner was Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan - whose film Once Upon a Time in Anatolia was selected as Turkey's official submission for the best foreign language film Oscar.
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Statisticians say this is because of an increase of foreign students at independent schools taking different examinations aimed at those with English as a second language.
The film was selected as France's official submission to the Academy Awards in the foreign-language category a highly unusual feat for an independent film featuring actors that aren't well known outside of indie circles.
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The pre-eminence of the City as a financial centre and of English as the language of world business are also both vital in pulling in foreign workers.
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