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Exploring the Us Language Flagship Program: Professional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation

Exploring the Us Language Flagship Program: Professional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation

Hardcover

Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education, Book 50

LinguisticsGeneral Education

ISBN10: 1783096098
ISBN13: 9781783096091
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: Nov 7 2016
Pages: 259
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

A number of reports in the US have highlighted the country's need for improved second language skills for both national security and economic competitiveness. The Language Flagship program, launched in 2002, aims to raise expectations regarding language proficiency levels at the post-secondary level and to address structural gaps in the curricula of many L2 programs. This federally funded program provides opportunities for US undergraduate students in any specialization to reach a professional level of competence in a targeted second language by graduation. This volume highlights innovative practices that enable students to achieve this goal - even those with no exposure to the second language prior to university. This book explores the rationale and history of the federal program and showcases models and strategies of existing Flagship programs.

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