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| Title | Expansion Grants vs. Recession Cuts: A Balancing Act in Language Education |
| Body | From http://nclrc.org Expansion Grants vs. Recession Cuts: A Balancing Act in Language Education By Leah Mason October 2009 The relationship between government and language education is one which we don’t often reflect upon, yet one which significantly affects educators and classroom goals. The government utilizes multilingual individuals in a variety of roles across all agencies and supports language education efforts through programs and initiatives covering K-16 education and beyond. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled Comprehensive Plan Needed to Address Persistent Foreign Language Shortfalls was issued in September 2009 outlining the deficiencies of Foreign Service officers in language-designated positions. This timely report gives cause for language educators to step back and reflect upon changes in language education within the K-16 system, a primary pipeline to government positions requiring linguistic proficiency. Read the full article at http://nclrc.org/about_teaching/topics/feature.html#new For more perspectives on native speakers in the classroom, see a recent FLTEACH discussion on the topic: http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S2=FLTEACH&q=%28teaching+native+speakers%29&s=&f=&a=September+2009&b= |
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