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THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION: MODERN LANGUAGES AND
GLOBAL LITERACY
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To be addressed:
Are we creating global citizens?
How can foreign language programs help?
The direction of U.S. Education
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Are we creating global citizens? Globalization: “In a 21st-century world where jobs can
be shipped wherever there's an Internet connection, where a child born in Dallas is now competing with a child in New Delhi, where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know -- education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it's a prerequisite for success.” (Obama).
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According to the Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey from National Geographic, a poll of 3,000 18 to 24 year olds in multiple countries including the U.S.:
“Fewer than three in ten think it's absolutely necessary to know where countries in the news are located.”
“Only 14 percent believe speaking another language fluently is a necessary skill.”
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“Seventy-four percent said English is the most commonly spoken native language in the world (it's Mandarin Chinese).”
“…63 percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 failed to correctly locate [Iraq] on a map of the Middle East.
“Seventy percent could not find Iran or Israel.”
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“Only 20 percent of Americans have passports and only 2 percent go abroad during college exchange programs.” ~Living Languages
“Between 1990 and 2000 there was a 57 percent increase in foreign born citizens.” ~Living Languages
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America facing Globalization Breaking down of trade barriers
Internet and the exporting of services
National Security in a multicultural world
Remaining competitive in a changing world
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How can Foreign Languages help?
Benefits
Affective Cognitive Academic
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Affective Benefits
Global
Awareness
Opportunity Travel
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Global Awareness
New perspectives: changing lenses
Empathy towards the peoples of the world
National Security: resolving conflict and shedding the isolationist perception
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Travel
Travel with ease and peace of mind
Knowledge of region brings significance
Become more than a tourist
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Opportunity
Chance to study abroad
Unlocks access to more scholarships
Marketability
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Cognitive benefits
Mental Flexibility
Metalinguistic
Awareness
Attention
Control
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Mental Flexibility
Utilizing multiple codes
Enlarging the toolbox
The ability to shift and harness differing frameworks
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Metalinguistic Awareness The ability to think about language itself
Understanding of linguistic concepts
Deepening of first language comprehension
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"What is involved is a process in which the study of a different language gives a person an understanding of the nature of language itself, a sense of structure that is difficult to acquire from studying one's own familiar language. Any new language forces us to think why...we need to do what we do to express ourselves clearly.“
Vermont Royster
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Attention Control
Prioritizing, shifting, and focusing attention where needed
Constant need to choose the right language in the right context can serve to develop the prefrontal cortex
The prefrontal cortex is home to Executive functioning in the brain
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Academic Benefits
Higher
Test Scores
Science
Math
English
Reading
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Academic Benefits
Studies show correlation with higher scores and foreign language learning in:Math computations and math problem
SolvingEnglishReadingThe ability to generate high quality scientific
hypotheses
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Steps towards Global education in the U.S National legislation and Initiatives
Wyoming Initiatives
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National and State legislation and program initiatives
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009 (S.1010)
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Using 21st century skills to understand and address global issues
Learning from and working with those who are culturally diverse
Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills14 Participating States :
Arizona Illionios Iowa Kansas
Louisiana Maine Mass. Nevada
New Jersey
North Carolina Ohio South
Dakota
West
VirginiaWisconsin
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills North Carolina in the World
Global Literacy for Wisconsin
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National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009 (S.1010)
Found a National Foreign Language Coordination Council
Implement national security initiatives
Implement language education initiatives.
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Wyoming
The state legislation appropriates 5 million dollars in funds to support a 5 year pilot program in foreign languages for grades K-8
Hathaway Scholarships require 2 years of foreign language study
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Citations: ACTFL. (n.d.). Studies supporting increased academic
achievement. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4525
Center for International Understanding. (n.d.). North Carolina's Global Education Movement. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from North Carolina in the World: http://www.ncintheworld.org/
COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (2006, July 2). Education for Global Leadership: Th e Importance of International Studies and Foreign Language Education for U.S. Economic and National Security. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from Committee for Economic Development: www.ced.org
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International Education Council. (2005, February 09). International Education: Recommendations for Global Literacy. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from Wisconsin State Department of Edcuation:
http://dpi.wi.gov/cal/pdf/ie-recom.pdf
Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council for Languages and International Studies. (n.d.). Welcome. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from JNCL-NCLIS: http://www.languagepolicy.org/
National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project. (2006). Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press, Inc.
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). Overview. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from The Partnership for 21st Century skills: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php
Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2008). Living Languages. London: Praeger.
Trivedi, B. P. (2002, November 20). Survey Reveals Geographic Illiteracy. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from National Geographic News: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/1120_021120_GeoRoperSurvey_2.html
Weatherford, J. H. (1986, October 01). Personal Benefits of Foreign Language Study. Retrieved November 30, 2009, from ERIC Digest: http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-924/study.htm