- WASHINGTON — The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey Report, unveiled today at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, provides policymakers and educators with an updated view of the state of language in the United States across the K-12 educational continuum. The report documents world language enrollments across the formal US education system for a closer look at language education in primary and secondary schools. The Language Flagship at the Defense… Read More
- The 2016-17 academic year marked a decade of the Teachers of Critical Languages Program. Since 2006, the program has sent 236 exchange teachers to 155 US host schools in 38 states and the District of Columbia. For 2016-17, American Councils placed 24 exchange teachers from Egypt and China across the United States. Throughout the academic year, TCLP celebrated with special events such as lesson plan contests, a video campaign with reflections from alumni, and a #TCLP10 photo campaign on Twitter… Read More
- Editor's Note: This article was originally written by the YES Program. Inspired by the values of inclusion he experienced during his exchange year in the US, Nehemiah brought sign language to his hometown in Nigeria. Living for a year in the United States often provides opportunities for exchange students that would have been unthinkable in their home countries. For Youth Exchange and Study (YES) student, Nehemiah, from Nigeria, spending an exchange year in Arvada, Colorado meant… Read More
- We would like to cordially invite you to a panel discussion and press conference on the National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey. The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey collects and analyzes K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey Panel discussion and press conference Thursday, June… Read More
- During a recent trip to Indonesia, Vice President Mike Pence met with 23 Indonesian alumni of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at the US Embassy in Jakarta. The professional exchange initiative seeks to build the leadership capabilities of young professionals across the region, strengthen ties between the US and Southeast Asia, and nurture a community among the people of Southeast Asia. Dissa Ahdanisa traveled to the US for the first time last year on the YSEALI… Read More
- Two alumni from the Florida Atlantic University College of Business (FAU) discovered a way to prevent students from finding test answers online during exams. Elena Soboleva was pursuing her MBA at FAU on an international student visa when she noticed a large number of American students receiving high marks without studying; she discovered that many of these students find their test answers online. A local news station in Orlando, Florida had also investigated cheating methods at a local station… Read More
- The National K-16 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey collects and analyzes K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. This report maps and documents enrollments at the K-12 level; showing that approximately 20 percent of K-12 student population is enrolled in foreign language courses. The Foreign Language Enrollment Study also includes reporting on language courses… Read More
- This article was originally published in the Bradley Herald the hub for FLEX alumni and their stories. In the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan lies the city of Mary, built on an oasis next to one of the country's major rivers. And, in Mary a different kind of oasis exists for exceptional students: it's tucked away in an American cultural center, where local high school students discover international programs, participate in educational projects, and learn about opportunities to… Read More
- Two alumni from the US-Kosovo American Educational Fund (US-KAEF) were recently recognized internationally for their work in diplomacy and the arts. The US-KAEF program supports long-term economic development in the country by providing fellowships to promising Kosovars to attend top-level graduate training at US universities.Returning to Kosova, program graduates assume leadership positions in business, nonprofit organizations, and the government, and use their technical knowledge to generate… Read More
- America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century, released today, is the final report of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences' Commission on Language Learning in response to a bipartisan Congressional request to investigate how language learning influences US economic growth, international security and diplomacy, and education and culture. The Commission on Language Learning, formed by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (the Academy) in 2015 to evaluate… Read More
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