NEW YORK, April 28, 2003 — In the first plenary session of the National Chinese Language Conference 2023, a panel of educators explores the role and importance of language learning within the larger context of global competency development. Speakers include Richard Brecht, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland; Anthony Jackson, former vice president of education at Asia Society; Verónica Boix-Mansilla, senior principal investigator of Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Akash Patel, president of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Asia Society Vice President of Education Neelam Chowdhary moderated the discussion. (47 min., 59 sec.)