LINGUIST List 21.3888 Mon Oct 04 2010 FYI: Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Claudia Brugman, Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Message 1: Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Date: 30-Sep-2010 From: Claudia Brugman <claudia.brugmangmail.com> Subject: Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act E-mail this message to a friend The Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act will provide significant levels of funding at all levels of the U.S. government for language education. The purposes of the Act (HR 6036) are: 1. To address 21st century U.S. national security and global leadership challenges by stimulating excellence, innovation and reform in national, state and local policies and programs regarding the teaching and learning of foreign languages at the K-12 levels. 2. To provide every student access to quality foreign language instruction as part of articulated K-12 language sequences with the goal of graduating high school students with an advanced level of proficiency. 3. To strengthen innovative preparation and recruitment initiatives for future foreign language teachers and enhance professional development opportunities for current teachers. To view more information about this legislation in the House, please visit: http://www.actfl.org/i4a/headlines/headlinedetails.cfm?id=299 Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 04-Oct-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.