Why Foreign Language Education Matters Ten Brainstorming Ideas: -Begins the article with an intriguing and a bit

dramatic sentence. -Provides examples that are both logical and emotional as to what the lack of foreign language is depriving us (scientists missing collaborations and Americans being deprived of cultural enrichment) -Supports his argument by adding quotes from credible people -Introduced an opposing view as a strategy to prove his argument -Tries to show emphasis for what he assumes to be the authors current thoughts at the time of reading the article -Appeals to the emotional side of the readers by mentioning the 9/11 tragedy and trying to connect it to the lack of foreign language -Assumes or exaggerates to what degree everything can be prevented by learning foreign language -Implies that the lack of foreign language is what is essentially keeping us from being number one in the marketplace -Mentions the fact that its been an issue for more than 30 years according to a senator (adds validity ) and makes the reader question what government officials are doing to address it -The author offers some reasonable solutions as a way of telling the reader that learning new languages can be achieved.

Thesis -The article uses a handful of rhetoric techniques to capture the reader's attention and to then continue to maintain it throughout. -The article introduces the topic through the use of imagery and dramatization then upholds his argument by providing both logical and emotional examples. He supports his claim through the use of valid sources such as senators.