english recent posting sxren harder sharder ling hum aau dk brings interesting point quoting steinberg 1993 introduction psycholinguistics law reflected widespread belief german language embodiment evil german culture teach language young americans would immoral corrupting lawyers state nebraska took essentially position language nature represents spirit national character people true teaching grammar structure vocabulary german language meyer could indeed harming american children making german militarists right plains nebraska interesting several recent postings english movement argument given teaching foreign _ languages _ good exposed students _ cultures _ precisely reason teaching german language banned according quote think us would agree state nebraska wrong teaching another language serve great extent pass culture believe nt hypocritical believe teaching foreign languages good exposes students cultures fwiw personal opinion want expose students cultures would much better teach ethnography language better yet send students nontourist areas countries doubt whether us educational system prepared