Supporting Websites & Articles on Advocacy:

These sites and articles are helpful for starting research, formulating position papers or statements to legislators, and for sharing with colleagues, administrators, parents & students.

What kind of world language requirements do Pennsylvania colleges and universities have for entrance and exit?

• Why Study French?
• Why Study German?

Advocacy Websites:

• Foreign Language Association of Georgia Advocacy Page
• Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Advocacy Report
• Ñandutí Advocacy Page
• New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers' Advocacy Links
• Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) Advocacy Page

Advocacy Articles:

• Why Learn Another Language?
  • While English was the native language of 9% of the world’s people in 1995, it will decline to 5% in 2050. A study by David Graddol states that “English is unlikely to become the world’s dominant language but will remain one of the world’s important languages…” He continues by saying “that English-only speakers may find it difficult to participate in a multilingual society.” In the world that students will experience “people will probably switch between two or more languages for routine communication.” (intro statement here provided by Exec. Council Member Vince Remillard)
• Monroeville Lawyer Makes the Case for Foreign Language Study
• Why Study Another Language?
• “TAKE CHARGE! Government, unions and companies are not responsible for yourcareer—you are!"
• Support the National Security Language Act!
• Higher Education Alert: International Studies in Higher Education Act
• NCSSFL 2003 Report