I'm not fluent in any foreign languages, but I have a grasp of the basics of French, German, Italian and Spanish -- enough to read signs, muddle my way through

I'm not fluent in any foreign languages, but I have a grasp of the basics of French, German, Italian and Spanish -- enough to read signs, muddle my way through a menu or in some cases a newspaper. I wonder if it would be possible to teach a survey course of modern and ancient languages, one that doesn't aim to give fluency in any one language but instead focuses on the different forms which language can take, how various languages are interrelated, how English words are related to Romantic and Germanic roots and enough general proficiency to be able to instantly answer questions like "what language(s) do they speak in Kenya?" It might produce a much better person than four hundred hours spent muddling through memorizing French verbs you'll probably never need.