Marty Abbott

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Marty Abbott Director of Education American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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Celebrate
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• The Power of Language Learning!

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The Year of Languages

• Raise awareness of the benefits of knowing
  another language and motivate people to learn
  languages.
• Promote multilingualism and cultural
  understanding in the U.S.
• Provide information about the teaching and
  learning of languages
• Support the lifelong learning of languages

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The Year of Languages

• Advance the concept that every American should
  develop proficiency not only in English, but in
  other languages as well. 
• Launch a media campaign that will yield sustained
  attention and public awareness for years to
  come.  

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The Year of Languages

• Promote and participate in the development of
  language policies in the government/humanitarian,
  business/corporate and academic arenas.
• Encourage and support research on all aspects of
  language learning.

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The Year of Languages

• Establish a national foundation for language
  education innovation, award scholarships for
  those seeking to be language educators, and
  provide a forum for sharing important programs
  and ideas.

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The Year of Languages

• Promote and participate in curriculum change
  through collaboration between national, state and
  local educators and government leaders.
• Build professional unity on national language
  issues by bringing together the various
  constituencies in language education and
  encouraging collaborative advocacy.

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Structure of the Initiative

• ACTFL as Sponsor
• Member organizations
• Government agencies and NGOs
• Business and corporations
• Publishers and other exhibitors
• Individuals

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Structure of the Initiative

• National Honorary Council
• Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
• Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
• Dr. Maya Angelou
• Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France
• Reginald Weaver, President of the NEA
• Thomas James, Dean of the School of Education,
  UNC-CH
• Dr. Humphrey Tonkin, University of Hartford
• Dr. Gonzalo Gomez Dacal, University of Salamanca,
  Spain
• ACTFL Working Committee
• Christine Brown/Marty Abbott, Co-Chairs

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November 2004 Kick-Off

• Kick-off of 2005 Year of Languages at the ACTFL
  Annual Convention in Chicago with announcements
  of the ACTFL-sponsored events and testimonials of
  support from noted people from the political,
  business, and entertainment arenas.

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December 2004Media

• Focus on print, television and radio media.
  Organizations are encouraged to build interest in
  2005 The Year of Language by contacting local and
  regional press.

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December 2004Media

• ACTFL Event Press conference held at the
  National Press Club in Washington, D.C. with
  public statements of support government officials
  and ACTFL Presidents.

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Sustained Media Campaign

• Print Ads
• Series of Public Service Announcements
• Television and radio
• National Public RadioThe Five Minute Linguist

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January 2005Language Policy

• The focus on language policy will encourage
  local, state and national policy makers to
  examine the role of languages in their schools,
  and work and business environments.

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January 2005Language Policy

• ACTFL Event An interactive teleconference with
  broadcast from The University of North Carolina
  at Chapel Hill with language educators, business
  leaders and policy makers in a discussion of
  national, state and local initiatives that focus
  on language use and language learning.

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February 2005International Engagement

• Activities that highlight the importance of
  international engagement will be encouraged by
  participating organizations. Building
  relationships with countries around the world
  will be featured as well as sister city
  initiatives and study abroad programs.

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February 2005International Engagement

• ACTFL Event A panel of Fulbright Exchange
  participants as well as representatives from
  other international programs will be featured at
  a symposium on the importance of study abroad
  programs and using language beyond the classroom.

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March 2005Connecting Languages to Other Areas

• This focus will encourage activities that show
  the interrelationships between languages and
  other subject areas or professional fields.

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March 2005Connecting Languages to Other Areas

• ACTFL Event A panel discussion of languages
  and the connections to other fields will feature
  scientists, mathematicians, sociologists, and
  artists held at the University of Missouri in St.
  Louis.

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April 2005Higher Education

• This focus will provide a forum for discussion
  of enrollments, curricula, programs, and
  initiatives in the higher education institutions
  in the United States. Symposia that focus on
  higher education initiatives that promote
  advanced levels of languages will be featured.

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April 2005Higher Education

• ACTFL Event Students who have participated in
  the National Security Education Program (NSEP)
  will be featured along with programs that combine
  engineering or business with language, such as
  the University of Rhode Island.

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May 2005Language Advocacy

• This month participating organizations are
  encouraged to identify ways that language
  learning and multilingualism can be promoted in
  their own communities. Highlighting languages in
  the media will be a primary mechanism for
  promotion.

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May 2005Language Advocacy

• ACTFL Event In conjunction with the JNCL
  Delegate Assembly, events will be held on Capitol
  Hill to highlight the importance of languages at
  the federal level including building our language
  capacity as a nation through various programs and
  initiatives.

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June 2005Adult Learning and Language Use

• During this month, language learning and
  language use by adults will be featured.
  Organizations that offer programs for adults to
  learn languages will be highlighted as well as
  ways that languages are used in work and leisure
  situations.

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June 2005Adult Learning and Language Use

• ACTFL Event A symposium on Language Use in the
  Work World will feature policies and practices
  found in the U.S. business world.

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July 2005Languages and Communities

• This focus will encourage participants to
  feature the languages and cultures found in their
  own communities. Chambers of Commerce, Rotary
  Clubs and other service organizations, as well as
  libraries should be tapped for participation at
  the local level.

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July 2005Languages and Communities

• ACTFL Event A national event will feature
  language use in the community.

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August 2005Parents

• The important role that parents play in
  providing language opportunities for their
  children will be highlighted. Information on the
  brain research and other important benefits for
  students will be emphasized as well as the
  important role that parents play in supporting
  language programs as well as the next phase of
  the campaign Discover Languages!

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August 2005Parents

• ACTFL Event The National Council of PTAs will
  co-sponsor a forum that will provide parents with
  cogent benefits and rationales for beginning to
  learn languages at an early age. K-12 programs
  that highlight language learning will be featured.

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September 2005Heritage Languages

• Emphasis will be on promoting the learning and
  maintenance of heritage languages including
  Native American as well as endangered languages
  and American Sign Language.

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September 2005Heritage Languages

• ACTFL Event A nationwide teleconference will
  feature heritage languages found in various
  regions of the USA and efforts being made to
  preserve those languages.

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October 2005Early Language Learning

• The benefits of early language learning will be
  emphasized as well as various program models that
  can be used at the elementary level.
  Participating organizations will be encouraged to
  make presentations at PTA meetings and to School
  Boards highlighting the rationale for beginning
  language programs in elementary schools.

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October 2005Early Language Learning

• ACTFL Event An event will be held at the
  United Nations featuring student work and
  performances including the debut of the
  translation of the childrens book The United
  Nations Come along with me! written by Nane
  Annan.

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November 2005Celebrating Accomplishments
Looking Ahead

• Culmination of 2005 The Year of Languages at the
  ACTFL Annual Convention in Baltimore. Using the
  momentum to build a better future. The first
  National Language Teacher of the Year winner will
  be announced.

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December 2005Culture

• Participating organizations are encouraged to
  highlight the learning of culture during this
  month.

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December 2005Culture

• ACTFL Event Culminating cultural program at
  the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. sponsored
  by ACTFL and various embassies.

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