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Costa Rica: Government’s Goal Is For Costa Rica Soon To Become Bilingual

Costa Rica has taken on the challenge of converting English as a common language for the majority of the population. One of the objectives is that 75% of high school students are proficient in English by 2017. Good luck to ‘em.
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