"It
is important that everyone learns English and
that we have that process of binding ourselves
together as a country. Every student should be
learning a second language, because when you
start getting into a debate about bilingual
education, for example, now, I want to make sure
that children who are coming out of
Spanish-speaking households had the opportunity
to learn and are not falling behind. If
bilingual education helps them do that, I want
to give them the opportunity. But I also want to
make sure that English-speaking children are
getting foreign languages because this world is
becoming more interdependent and part of the
process of America's continued leadership in the
world is going to be our capacity to communicate
across boundaries, across borders, and that's
something frankly where we've fallen behind.
Foreign languages is one of those areas that I
think has been neglected. I want to put more
resources into it."
Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
NYSAFLT encourages you to
use these documents below to help educate those who have contact with foreign
language whether it is through their children or themselves directly. A
suggested use for these documents is at Open House, or to encourage another
foreign language teacher to join our organization. If you are a non-NYSAFLT
member using this information, we kindly ask that you join our organization so
you, too, may benefit from this and numerous other materials we have to offer
you. This is just a sampling of what we can offer you to help you be a better
teacher of languages other than English.
Are
you interested in becoming a teacher of
foreign languages? ACTFL (The American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages) has put together 3 Public
Service Announcements to demonstrate what
FUN it is to share your love of language and
culture with others. For more information
about Discover Languages Month and all that
ACTFL is doing to recruit teachers, please visit
ACTFL.org.
S.3744
(PDF) - Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program (NYSAFLT
encourages you to send contributions to support the NYSAFLT
Student Travel Abroad Fund to NYSAFLT Headquarters)
New York State Association of Foreign
Languages, Inc. (NYSAFLT)
2400 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14214
716.836.3130 | 716.836.3020 (f) info@nysaflt.org
"It
is important that everyone learns English and
that we have that process of binding ourselves
together as a country. Every student should be
learning a second language, because when you
start getting into a debate about bilingual
education, for example, now, I want to make sure
that children who are coming out of
Spanish-speaking households had the opportunity
to learn and are not falling behind. If
bilingual education helps them do that, I want
to give them the opportunity. But I also want to
make sure that English-speaking children are
getting foreign languages because this world is
becoming more interdependent and part of the
process of America's continued leadership in the
world is going to be our capacity to communicate
across boundaries, across borders, and that's
something frankly where we've fallen behind.
Foreign languages is one of those areas that I
think has been neglected. I want to put more
resources into it."
Excellence
and Innovation in Language Learning Act - HR 6036
(PDF)