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“Learning a world language expands one’s horizons and helps one to overcome the fear of the unfamiliar and the unknown,” <anchor>Simona Wright, PhD</anchor>, Italian Program director at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) with a background in Italian literature, cinema and postcolonial studies, told The Post. “In intellectual terms, the benefits include a total transformation of our way of thinking, of reading and interpreting the world. It also opens our minds to new cultures and lifestyles, making us more cosmopolitan, less fearful of new challenges and experiences at home.”
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