<p>The New York Times reports on study abroad by American students in the article "The Foreign Legions." </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/studyabroad.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/studyabroad.html</a> </p>
<p>"There is a consensus today, much like the one about science and math studies after the launch of Sputnik 50 years ago, that globally fluent graduates are essential to American competitiveness."</p>