World Languages

Imagine a whole generation of multilingual Americans.

Watch a Congressional briefing on why this is.

Congress to decide fate of foreign language program funding for K-12 schools. Raise your voice!

The best school systems in the world focus on language learning; they know it translates to future success in a global economy.

What research tells us about the benefits of language learning.

Speaking in Tongues

Watch the PBS show and start talking issues. It will translate into a better future.

Business, national security, and education leaders make the case for language learning in K-12.

U.S. Congressman Rush Holt outlines legislation that supports greater language capacity in the United States.

See why Arne Duncan calls global learning--including language proficiency--this generation's moonshot.

School foreign language programs often catalyze global studies in other areas of the curriculum.

Americans do not study languages as much as many others--but there are some promising new trends developing.

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