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| Title | Foreign Language Education Targeted by Congress |
| Body | From http://www.examiner.com/asia-headlines-in-national/foreign-language-education-targeted-by-congress Foreign language education targeted by Congress By Glen Loveland September 12, 2010 On the last day of the 111th Congress, a bill sponsored by U.S. Congressional Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) was quietly introduced. Although it lacked media fanfare at the time, its contents are headline-worthy. The bill, H.R. 6036, or the Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act, cites a pervasive lack of foreign language capacity that threatens the security and economic well-being of the United States. Holt and Tonko propose legislation that would allow every young American to become proficient in a second language—in addition to English—within a generation. The plan is to start language instruction in early childhood and ensure that they are able to build capacity throughout their elementary and secondary education until they gain proficiency. The legislation proposes the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce pool what they know about language supply and demand, and to put together a synopsis of how to meet a variety of language-related needs. Read the full article at http://www.examiner.com/asia-headlines-in-national/foreign-language-education-targeted-by-congress |
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