World
Languages Spoken at Home in the U.S.: 2000 and 1990 Compared |
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Excel document
Foreign
Language Enrollments in U.S. Public High Schools, 1934-2000 |
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Excerpted from "Foreign Language Enrollments in U.S. Public High Schools,
1890-2000" American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
http://actfl.org
The
Modern Language Association Language Map | www.mla.org
An interactive map that displays the locations and numbers of speakers
of the thirty languages most commonly spoken in the United States.
National
Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages | www.ncssfl.org
State-by-state reports allow users to research activities in their
states, link to state standards for foreign languages, as well as
locate contact information for the state supervisor-a valuable resource
for local districts.
National
Directory of Early Foreign Language Programs | www.cal.org/ericcll/earlyfl/about
Directory of public and private elementary and middle schools from
across the United States that begin foreign language instruction before
grade 7. A publication of the Center for Applied Linguistics
Professional
Organizations
There are a number of professional organizations that support the
teaching of foreign languages. The organizations listed below are
excellent resources as a first step for program planners seeking assistance
and information.
The
National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland
| www.nflc.org
The Center assists with language policy, planning, and model projects
for language education.
The
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) | www.cal.org
CAL offers an array of services to educators working in bilingual
education, ESL, and foreign language education.
American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) | www.actfl.org
In addition to general resources on language teaching, ACTFL is
a good source for information on National Standards for Foreign
Language Learning
National
Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages | www.ncssfl.org
State-by-state reports allow users to research activities in their
states, link to state standards for foreign languages, as well as
locate contact information for the state supervisor-a valuable resource
for local districts.
National
Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages | www.nadsfl.org
Although not all districts have a supervisor, this organization
can assist with information and also put local educators in touch
with resource people nearby.
There
are also language-specific associations (e.g., teachers of Spanish,
teachers of Chinese). Links to these organizations can be found on
the websites for FL
Teach, or the Center
for Applied Linguistics.
Resource
Centers
There are nine National Foreign Language Resource Centers (NFLRC's)
funded by the U.S. Department of Education that provide information,
training, and resource materials for foreign language education. Some
of these Centers specialized in particular world regions or language
groups.
Duke University/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Slavic
and East European Language Resource Center (SEELRC) | www.unc.edu/depts/slavic
Georgetown
University/George Washington University/Center for Applied Linguistics
National Capital Language Resource Center (GU/GW/CAL NCLRC)
| www.nclrc.org
Iowa
State University National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center
(ISU K-12 NFLRC) | www.educ.iastate.edu/nflrc
Michigan
State University Center for Language Education and Research (MSU
CLEAR) | http://clear.msu.edu
Ohio State University Foreign Language Center (OSU NFLRC)
| http://flc.osu.edu
San
Diego State University National Language Resource Center (SDSU
NFLRC) | http://larcnet.sdsu.edu
University
of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (U of HI
NFLRC) | www.nflrc.hawaii.edu
University
of Minnesota Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
(CARLA) | www.carla.umn.edu
University
of Wisconsin at Madison National African Language Resource Center
(NALRC) | http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/nalrc
Websites
Access to the Internet provides a wealth of options for obtaining
information about foreign language education. Three sites, in particular,
host an impressive collection of resources, including links to additional
resources.
FL
Teach | www.cortland.edu/flteach
The FL Teach website may be the most comprehensive collection of
information about foreign language instruction, K-12, and related
resources, in North America. The site provides an extraordinary
annotated list of links to resources, organizations, and materials
related to foreign language instruction, including language-specific
resources.
The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
| www.dickinson.edu/nectfl/resources.html
The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages maintains
a website with links to many professional organizations, institutions,
and other resources useful to program planners and teachers.
The National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
| http://nnell.org
NNELL focuses on language learning in grades K-8.
Ñandutí
| www.cal.org/earlylang/about.htm
Ñandutí, a program of the Center for Applied Linguistics, focuses
on language learning in grades K-8.
