Before an audience of over 150 industry professionals and educators, many of whom have dedicated their lives to language education, six groups of panelists questioned the role of K-12 systems, higher education institutions, government, and private industry to make language education universally available. Founder of CASL and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for American Councils for International Education Dr. Richard D. Brecht challenged his peers: “Is it time to make language instruction accessible to anyone who wants it? It’s not just about national security and economic competitiveness – it’s about world class population as a nation.” Dr. Brecht went on to describe the language field’s ultimate dilemma: that studies and influencers continue to tout the need for language, but the will must be paired with resources and “action” to make foreign language acquisition an essential part of our children’s education. Read more: digitaljournal/pr/1506075#ixzz2ghYQGwy5
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:45:35 +0000
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