The Daily Evergreen – Grace LaPierre
“In my experience, learning a foreign language is a fun, rewarding challenge. I studied French in high school for three years, took a semester of Chinese and am currently on my third semester of Japanese. For one of my classes, I had to dabble in Russian for a while. However, there is a lot that goes into learning a language. Kayo Niimi, associate professor of Japanese at WSU, said because learning a language takes time, she tries to make her classes enjoyable, so it is easier for students to stay motivated throughout the semester.” (more)