U.S. foreign language deficit : strategies for maintaining a competitive edge in a globalized world /: strategies for maintaining a competitive edge in a globalized world. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kathleen Stein-Smith.
• Authors: Stein-Smith, Kathleen
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 404.20973; Linguistics; Language and languages -- Economic aspects -- United States; Language policy -- United States; Multilingualism -- United States; Globalization; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Miscellaneous; Globalization; Language and languages -- Economic aspects; Language policy; Multilingualism; Education -- Language Experience Approach; Business & Economics -- Education; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT); Economics; Central government policies; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Language policy; Language and languages; Education and state; Multilingualism; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics; Sociolinguistics; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319341590; 3319341596
• Related ISBNs: 3319341588; 9783319341583
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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