Sixteenth Edition: March 9, 2016
Featured Member: Kannon Hall '19
Hello, my name is Kannon M. Hall. I originally took Arabic because I thought that it was an advantageous language. The United States will always have economic and political relationship with Arabic-speaking countries, so I saw the language as a job security. While learning Arabic will still benefit my in my professional life, it has also become very important to me in my personal life. Learning Arabic has broadened my view of the world. It s like an addiction. I want to keep learning more and more, so that one day I can travel the world and develop relationships with people. Before learning the language, I was very ethnocentric. I didn't value cultural understanding. Now I know that language is just the first step in created a truly connected, globalized community. I cannot wait to continue enhancing my linguistic proficiency in Arabic!