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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Deployed in the Classroom
This is a letter to the editor of the New York Times from Dr. Catherine Ingold, director of the NFLC. The letter is regarding how soldiers that become teachers can help bring attention to world languages and cultures.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Early Launch For Language

2009 STARTALK Proposals

The 2009 STARTALK online proposal application is now available. Click here for more information.

Culture Proficiency Guidelines

The draft Culture Proficiency Guidelines are meant to improve cultural communication by developing a graded scale that includes components of culture. Feedback can be sent directly to Dr. Gerald Lampe (glampe@nflc.org).

Learn to Read Chinese!

A state-of-the-art website developed by the University of Maryland's National Foreign Language Center is now live online to help teach high school students to read Chinese and to provide essential classroom support for teachers. The developers say the new tool fills a vital and previously unmet national need.
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