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Show 2B The Salt Lake Tribune, IhursdaL January hhouM know Mon Grammar, lie Niv ulurt I 19 31), E4Xy 'ti ' , y; ; At i? Author Finds BYUs Japanese Curriculum Lacking PKOVO lAP) Brigham Young University has "special national resource' in its number of Japanese-speakinstudents mostly forrnei mi.ssiuiiji les of the Church ol Jesus hut Saints f'h, t ist ol Lultcr-djtheir potential may he limited by shortcomings in BYUs curriculum, a Harvard University sociologist says Kra F Vogel speaking to more than 5.0UU students in the Marriott ( enter Tuesday on "Japan After said the isAmerican Hegemony, land nations rapid economic progress since World War II has left scholars "dumbmany American " a founded Panel OKs Move To Cheek Out School Workers Comeback, published last year. Vogel said Japanese fit ens now view American workers as lay and mediocre compared to i themselves Vogel told the audience he feels for helping to "wake America up' to Japan's increasingly important rule in (he world economy and to change American expectations that Japanese will take the initiative to learn Western languages and cus BYU. with 1064 of the college dents. has a vital role to (day in expanding the number of Americans who can work in business, science, technology and government with their Japanese counterparts. Vogel said in an interview before his address camThe Mormon Church-ownepus has the potential to make "a ma language- - stan- high-payin- ' selves Vogel said Americans should not underestimate Japan s determination to dominate the world in technology. and to reshape its educational system to reach that goal "Japanese national leaders have learned how to identify the highest feasible level of training for all citizens They have learned how to fashion a national school system and life- ' stu- higher Merely knowing the language is not enough to earn a position with an American company that deals with Japan. Vogel added People who can combine their language skills with engineering business. law or some other specialty can create job opportunities for them- two-yea- nations Japanese-speakin- be dards ary Training Center in Irovo before r missions serving After touring the center. Vogel said he was impressed with the enthusi asm and dedication of the Japan bound missionaries but was disap pointed that there was not mort attention given to precision in pro nuncialiun and grammar " The Japanese people will pardon mistakes by a young missionary ' but when you want to go conduct business. not to have a higher quality ol " Japanese puts you out oi the game. he said "As long as people here are putting in so much effort, there toms 16.127 should jor national contribution in terms ol people who can work in modern busi ness and technology They can play a very major role in representing out interests in international trade he said Most BYU students learned their Japanese at the l.DS Church Mission- In his book 1 long education and training programs to achieve national goals." he said A bill allowing local school districts to do criminal background checks on teachers and other employ ees received unanimous support Wednesday Irom members oi the legislature's House Kducation Stand ing Committee Lawmakers approved House Hill tyy after a which a local when teachers with criminal lengthy discussion in superintendent told ol and other employees backgrounds were lat-e- t . arrested for sexual olfenses agpinst students "Several years ago we hired a teacher. We received a tip that he had a criminal record. We checked his (employment) application but there was nothing in it about any previous offenses. He was later arrested for sodomizing two boys in his class," said John Heed Call, superintendent of. the Granite School District. "W'e liter learned that he'd been convicted for sexual offenses and had served time at the point of the mountain (Utah State Prison) " lie told lawmakers districts will , release employees who pose a danger to students, but to do so would require the district's ability to have criminal background checks run on prospective and current employees Fffaiche Boots 0 OFF! 85-8- 6 ! 85-8- 6 30-4- Skis, Now... 2 5 30 OFF! SX-36- 188 99 Sugg List S270 cz Sugg. List $ 285 Skis 6' said the superintendent Lake. Hep Frank Johnson. 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