Title:
The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit Strategies for Maintaining a Competitive Edge in a Globalized World / by Kathleen Stein-Smith.
Main Entry:
Stein-Smith, Kathleen. author.
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Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publication Date:
2016.
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319341590
Subject:
Linguistics.
Multilingualism.
Language policy.
Language and education.
Education -- Economic aspects.
Education and state.
Linguistics.
Language Policy and Planning.
Language Education.
Education Economics.
Education Policy.
Multilingualism.
Contents:
PART I: THE EXTENT AND IMPACT OF THE U.S. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEFICIT -- Chapter 1: The Current Status of Languages in the United States -- Chapter 2: The Extent and Impact of the U.S. Foreign Language Deficit -- Chapter 3: The Career Connection -- Foreign Languages as a Career Asset: The Importance of Foreign Language Knowledge and Intercultural Competence -- PART II FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING -- THE BENEFITS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING -- Chapter 4: The Importance of Foreign Language Skills in International Education and Education for Global Citizenship -- Chapter 5: A Brief History of Foreign Language Learning in the United States -- Chapter 6: Developing Foreign Language Capacity in the U.S. -- Heritage Language and Immersion Programs -- PART III: THE CAMPAIGN FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES -- THE STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES: CHANGE LEADERSHIP; INFLUENCE AND PERSUASION: AND A SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN -- Chapter 7: Addressing the U.S. Foreign Language Deficit -- The Campaign for Foreign Languages -- Chapter 8: Current Trends -- Multilingualism as a Global Trend -- Chapter 9: Challenges -- Getting Students Interested in Foreign Languages and Keeping Them Interested -- Chapter 10: Encouraging Signs -- -- Advocacy, Biliteracy, and Creativity -- Chapter 11: The Resurgence of Foreign Languages in the U.S. -- Chapter 12: Conclusions and Future Directions -- From the Foreign Language Deficit to Foreign Languages 2.0 -- Concluding Thought: Foreign Languages 2.0 -- Curriculum and Careers for a Changed World.
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