Foreign Language Education Improves Young Students' Academic Success


An article in the Huffington Post discusses "ways of ensuring Americans have the opportunity to learn English and at least one other language, to advance the language profession in the U.S., and to raise awareness about the importance of language and international education." 

"In the not so distant future, speaking a foreign language may be yet another thing elementary school children can do with ease. Take for instance Utah and Delaware, where state money is being used to implement foreign language immersion programs. This is in light of the U.S. Dept. of Education’s recent zeroing out of federal dollars for foreign language programming."

Read the full article at:
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/foreign-language-education-students-success_n_2244477.html

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