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From: dnk@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Danny Kumamoto)
Newsgroups: soc.college,comp.edu
Subject: Re: First Language Taught in CSC degree track
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Date: Sat, 18-Jul-87 20:29:45 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 18 20:29:45 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jul-87 06:43:29 EDT
References: <1472@super.upenn.edu.upenn.edu> <145@wright.EDU>
Reply-To: dnk@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Danny Kumamoto)
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Xref: mnetor soc.college:767 comp.edu:504

In article <145@wright.EDU> jholbach@wright.EDU (Jim Holbach) writes:
>in article <1472@super.upenn.edu.upenn.edu>, shaffer@operations.dccs.upenn.edu (Earl Shaffer) says:
>> Xref: wright soc.college:94 comp.edu:381
>> 
>> I have a questions which should stir up a debate.
>> 
>> Which language should be taught first in the Computer Science
>> track for incoming freshman?
>>
>
>	English.
>
>
>
>J. Holbach
> 

Right on!

English, English and more English, and throw in some extra grammar and
writing classes (e.g., technical writing).
-- 

Danny

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