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| Title | French Advocacy Message from the AATF |
| Body | From Jayne Abrate, Executive Director of the American Association of Teachers of French: “As the school year nears an end, we must be vigilant about the security of French programs across the nation. The AATF Commission on Advocacy under the leadership of "Tennessee Bob" Peckham, the French Advocacy Project directed by Past-President Margot Steinhart, and the Executive Council have been called upon to respond to numerous situations where programs from elementary school through graduate programs have been under fire. In some cases, it has been all languages under threat of elimination, not just French. Given the almost universal budget crises facing school districts and universities in all 50 states, we cannot afford to be silent. Therefore, we are urging each of you in these last few days and weeks of the school year to advocate for the importance of the study of languages, and especially French, in today's global marketplace. I am providing links below to a number of resources, which you can share with colleagues and administrators or from which you can take inspiration. “Recent article by Catherine Porter (AATF member and Past-President of the MLA) “English is Not Enough” http://chronicle.com/article/English-Is-Not-Enough/65136/?key=TzlyJQNrZCZPZXBuL3ZPeiFUbyJ6J0p6ayROM3AabVFW “AATF Advocacy Depot (ideas for advocacy, many state-specific pages) http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/advofr.shtml “AATF Advocacy Wiki (sample documents and strategies for advocacy, video testimonials from students) https://frenchadvocacy.wikispaces.com “Articles on Promotion and Advocacy from past issues of the National Bulletin http://www.frenchteachers.org/bulletin/articles/articles.htm “The World Speaks French Website: http://www.theworldspeaksfrench.org “World Speaks French promotional materials for order: https://ssl6.chi.us.securedata.net/frenchteachers.org/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=35 “AATF Promotional Flyers for order https://ssl6.chi.us.securedata.net/frenchteachers.org/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=36_38 “It is possible that in some situations, administrators are waiting for school to be out before making announcements of any cuts in order to have fewer people around to protest. If that happens, let's make sure that those in a position to respond have the ammunition they need to defend French. Thank you for your continued support of the AATF. Please urge your colleagues who are not currently AATF members to support us in our efforts by joining.” Emch, R. Now is a crucial time to advocate for French. Ohio Foreign Language Association listserv (OFLA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU, 3 May 2010). |
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