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| Title | Support legislation for 2004-05 as Year of Foreign Language Study |
| Body | From the Friends of International Education listserv (http://www.friendsofinternationaled.org): Senators Dodd and Cochran are sponsoring a resolution, "Designating the years 2004 and 2005 as Years of Foreign Language Study" in support of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL)project proclaiming 2004-05 as the "Year of Languages" in the United States. Please contact your state senators to request that they co-sponsor this resolution. The resolution specifically requests that "the President issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to encourage and support initiatives to promote and expand the study of foreign languages." (To get a copy of the bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/, Under Search for Bill Text 108th Congress at the top of the page, by Bill Number type S.Res.170, click on Search and you will be sent to a copy of the bill.) Thank you for your continued efforts on behalf of foreign languages! Janis Jensen World Languages Coordinator New Jersey Department of Education |
| Source | Friends of International Education listserv |
| Inputdate | 2003-09-08 20:32:00 |
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