CHAPTER XVI. Languages and International Understanding

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 3
4. Part I. An Appraisal
5. CHAPTER I. The Liberal Arts Face a Challenge 11
6. CHAPTER II. Engineering Training and Liberal Education 17
7. CHAPTER III. The Dual Functions of the Liberal-Arts College 27
8. CHAPTER IV. Sources of Weakness in General Education 37
9. CHAPTER V. Science, Social Science and the Practical World 55
10. CHAPTER VI. The Uncertain World in Which Men Live 70
11. CHAPTER VII. Specialization in Practical Life 82
12. CHAPTER VIII. More about Specialization in the Social Sciences 90
13. CHAPTER IX. Human Relations 100
14. CHAPTER Χ. The Humanities, Religion and Purpose 110
15. Part II. An Attempt to Be Specific
16. CHAPTER XI. General Education–The Objectives and Organization of the Curriculum 153
17. CHAPTER XII. The Four–Year Curriculum in General Education 164
18. CHAPTER XIII. The Individual – The Unit of Education 214
19. CHAPTER XIV. Continuous Operation 225
20. CHAPTER XV. Vocational Training and General Education 229
21. CHAPTER XVI. Languages and International Understanding 236
22. CHAPTER XVII. Superficiality and General Education 246
23. CHAPTER XVIII. Training Men to Handle Problems Responsibly 254
24. CHAPTER XIX. Science, Social Science, Human Relations, and the Humanities – Their Interdependence 271
25. CHAPTER XX. Academic Authority, Leadership, and Responsibility 285
26. CHAPTER XXI. Is General Education Possible? 297