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- The nation’s future economic stability and security will require greater language proficiency, experts say.
March 29, 2006
Lingual Mismatch
• Students Taking Spanish, French; Leaders Pushing Chinese, Arabic
• Scarcity of Language Teachers Retards Growth
- The United States is home to millions of “heritage” speakers, children who speak a language other than English at home. Few schools capitalize on those skills.
April 5, 2006
Heritage Potential
- Many countries are introducing or upgrading policies to require students in government schools to tackle the study of English in earlier grades. Still, many schools struggle to find trained teachers and to institute rigorous and effective instructional programs.
