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| accessdate= }} </ref> In the aftermath of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]], [[United States Senate|US Senator]] [[Norm Coleman]] called [[Arabic language|Arabic]] "the next strategic language".<ref>[http://www.actfl.org/files/public/PRESSRELEASEARABICANNOUNCEMENT.pdf CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES MAKES ARABIC ANNOUNCEMENT] ('''PDF''') [[Concordia Language Villages]]</ref> |
| accessdate= }} </ref> In the aftermath of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]], [[United States Senate|US Senator]] [[Norm Coleman]] called [[Arabic language|Arabic]] "the next strategic language".<ref>[http://www.actfl.org/files/public/PRESSRELEASEARABICANNOUNCEMENT.pdf CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES MAKES ARABIC ANNOUNCEMENT] ('''PDF''') [[Concordia Language Villages]]</ref> |
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[[High school]]s in [[Oklahoma]] offer [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]] and other Indian languages as second languages to count toward a foreign language requirement, and thousands of students, both indigenous and non-indigenous, enroll in classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/12/06/oklahoma-schools-push-keep-native-languages-alive-146133|title=Oklahoma Schools Push to Keep Native Languages Alive|date= December 6, 2012|publisher=Indian Country: Today Media Network.com|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> In [[North Carolina]], the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] has passed a state bill which mandates the requirement of constituent institutions of the [[University of North Carolina]] to recognize Cherokee as a language for which a student may satisfy a foreign language course requirement for degree completion.<ref name = recognized>{{cite web|url=http://theonefeather.com/2013/07/state-bill-cherokee-language-recognized-by-unc-system/|last=Mckie B.P.|first=Scott|title=State Bill: Cherokee language recognized by UNC system|date=July 19, 2013|publisher=Cherokee One Feather|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> The bill was introduced by North Carolina State Senators [[Jim Davis (North Carolina politician)|Jim Davis]] and [[Andrew Brock]] and was passed in the [[North Carolina Senate]] on May 13, 2013.<ref name=recognized/> |
[[High school]]s in [[Oklahoma]] offer [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]] and other Indian languages as second languages to count toward a foreign language requirement, and thousands of students, both indigenous and non-indigenous, enroll in classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/12/06/oklahoma-schools-push-keep-native-languages-alive-146133|title=Oklahoma Schools Push to Keep Native Languages Alive|date= December 6, 2012|publisher=Indian Country: Today Media Network.com|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> In [[North Carolina]], the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] has passed a state bill which mandates the requirement of constituent institutions of the [[University of North Carolina]] to recognize Cherokee as a language for which a student may satisfy a foreign language course requirement for degree completion.<ref name = recognized>{{cite web|url=http://theonefeather.com/2013/07/state-bill-cherokee-language-recognized-by-unc-system/|last=Mckie B.P.|first=Scott|title=State Bill: Cherokee language recognized by UNC system|date=July 19, 2013|publisher=Cherokee One Feather|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> The bill was introduced by North Carolina State Senators [[Jim Davis (North Carolina politician)|Jim Davis]] and [[Andrew Brock]] and was passed in the [[North Carolina Senate]] on May 13, 2013.<ref name=recognized/> |
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Language education in the United States has historically involved teaching American English to immigrants and Spanish, French, Latin or German to native English speakers. Bilingual education was sponsored in some districts, often contentiously. Japanese language education in the United States increased following the Japanese post-war economic miracle. Chinese as a second language began to be taught more frequently in response to the Reform and opening of the People's Republic of China; this has included funding from the PRC Government.[1] In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, US Senator Norm Coleman called Arabic "the next strategic language".[2]
High schools in Oklahoma offer Cherokee and other Indian languages as second languages to count toward a foreign language requirement, and thousands of students, both indigenous and non-indigenous, enroll in classes.[3] In North Carolina, the North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a state bill which mandates the requirement of constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina to recognize Cherokee as a language for which a student may satisfy a foreign language course requirement for degree completion.[4] The bill was introduced by North Carolina State Senators Jim Davis and Andrew Brock and was passed in the North Carolina Senate on May 13, 2013.[4]
Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) is a designation used for languages other than Spanish, French, and German, the three most commonly taught foreign languages in US public schools.
See also
- List of most commonly learned foreign languages in the United States
- Education in the United States
- French language in the United States
- German language in the United States
- Spanish language in the United States
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Bilingual Education Act of 1968
- Foreign policy of the United States
- Language education
References
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- ^ Welch, Chris (January 19, 2011). "China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise concerns, hopes". CNN.
- ^ CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES MAKES ARABIC ANNOUNCEMENT Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Concordia Language Villages
- ^ "Oklahoma Schools Push to Keep Native Languages Alive". Indian Country: Today Media Network.com. December 6, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Mckie B.P., Scott (July 19, 2013). "State Bill: Cherokee language recognized by UNC system". Cherokee One Feather. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
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