Can being bilingual make you a better leader?

Find out here:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-leadership/post/can-speaking-a-second-language-make-you-a-better-leader/2012/08/28/a69a246a-f133-11e1-892d-bc92fee603a7_blog.html

A different kind of deficit in the USA: foreign language proficiency

Read this article about a disturbing trend in public education:  

http://www.forbes.com/sites/collegeprose/2012/08/27/americas-foreign-language-deficit

If you had a super power, what would it be?

For our President, it would be the ability to speak any language.  Read more:  http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/17/2956066/obamas-dream-super-power-speaking.html#.UDPnddJ6BWs.twitter

US Dept of Ed to Make Broader Global Skills a Priority

The U.S. Department of Education wants to ensure that more American students have the skills to compete in a global workplace, and not just build up "deep, deep expertise" among a smaller group of graduates in foreign languages or cultures, the agency's top official for international education says.

In a recent interview with The Chronicle, Maureen McLaughlin, the department's director of international affairs, said it was trying to be more deliberate and intentional in its international efforts. "We didn't previously have a strategic framework for the things we would engage in and those that we weren't going to internationally," said Ms. McLaughlin, who has led an internal working group to develop a global plan.

"We believe in a deliberative, sustainable, strategic approach to international engagement," she said.





 Source:

http://chronicle.com/article/US-Will-Make-Broader-Global/133435/

DREAM Act College: UCLA Professors Create National Dream University, Online School For Undocumented Immigrants

The Huffington Post  |  By Alyssa Creamer Posted: 08/01/2012 4:44 pm Updated: 08/08/2012 1:46 pm

With help from professors in California, undocumented immigrants are closer to accessing an affordable college education.
University of California, Los Angeles professors formed a partnership with the National Labor College called "National Dream University," which aims to allow American Dream Act-eligible students to enroll in online courses at $65 per credit, according to LA Weekly.


Read more:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/ucla-professors-create-national-dream-university_n_1729623.html?ir=Education

Language policy lets pupils down

27 Jul 2012 12:08 - Lethabo-Thabo Royds, Barbara Dale-Jones

In South Africa, children are exposed to their language of instruction far too late and for too few hours a week, which cripples their learning

Source:  http://mg.co.za/article/2012-07-27-language-policy-lets-pupils-down

UK immigration staff to test foreign students' English skills

Concerns that officers will not be trained to assess students' competence as part of a campaign to bar bogus applicants

Read more:   http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/07/uk-student-interviews

Japanese school has English-immersion kindergarten

Kindergartners get language boost with English immersion program

School bans Japanese use in nearly all classes in two-year course

Source:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120731a2.html

Limited English Proficiency in America

From:  http://nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/demographics/mapping-language-limited-english-proficiency-in-america-20120730#.UBmQW3rnpzE.facebook

Mapping Language: Limited English Proficiency in America

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By Brian McGill

Updated: July 31, 2012 | 9:08 a.m.
July 30, 2012 | 10:00 a.m.

Although English is America’s common tongue, immigrants’ efforts to learn it present challenges to institutions and individuals alike. These graphics compare regions, schools, and communities where newcomers have settled to learn and integrate.

http://nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/demographics/mapping-language-limited-english-proficiency-in-america-20120730#.UBmQW3rnpzE.facebook

President Obama's Executive Order to Stop Deporting Undocumented Youth

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2012/06/undocumented_youths.html