The National Language Conference proceedings are provided below.
White Paper (PDF, 190KB)
Preface (DOC, 30KB)
An Introduction to America's Language Needs and Resources : CASL (PDF, 291KB)
National Language Conference Final Full Agenda (DOC, 51KB)
Day 1
- National Language Conference - Day 1 Overview (PPT, 372KB)
- Welcome and Introduction to Conference : Mote (DOC, 26KB)
- Is American Security Being Lost in Translation? : Holt (DOC, 33KB)
- The Influence of Security on National Agendas: A Look at History and Our Current Needs : Chu (DOC, 35KB)
- Foreign Language and America's Global Competitiveness : Advani (PPT, 296KB)
- Global Competitiveness - Another View : Kohlmeier (PPT, 929KB)
- The Present and Future Needs for Language Skills in the Department of State : Pearson (DOC, 33KB)
- Present and Future Needs for Language Skills in the Federal Sector : van der Heide (DOC, 34KB)
- Improving Access to Health and Human Services Programs for Persons with Limited English Proficiency : Jang (PPT, 2.95MB)
- Present and Future Federal Needs for Language Skills : Zens (DOC, 29KB)
- Executive Overview Briefing : Bronson (PPT, 1.73MB)
- Present & Future Needs for Language Skills in the Federal Sector, Remarks : Gulotta (DOC, 27KB)
- The Community Perspective : Kellar (PPT, 111KB)
- Language is our Weapon : Simone (PPT, 2.15MB)
Day 2
- National Language Conference - Day 2 Overview (PPT, 283KB)
- Cultural Awareness for an Expeditionary Military : Jumper (DOC, 194KB)
- Many Calls, Little Action: Global Illiteracy in the United States : Scott (PDF, 460KB)
- Building Language Capacity in the Schools: Motherhood, Apple Pie, and … Languages : Abbott (DOC, 44KB)
- The Modern Language Association Language Map : Feal (PPT, 1.1MB)
Higher Education and Languages: An Overview of Resources, Progress, and Potential : Feal (DOC, 5.3MB)
- *300-Plus Years of Heritage Language Education in the United States : Fishman (DOC, 57KB)
- Capabilities & Outputs of the U.S. Education System: Proficiency Outputs : Davidson (DOC, 143KB)
Capabilities & Outputs of the U.S. Education System: Proficiency Outputs : Davidson (PPT, 415KB)
Appendices : Davidson (DOC, 21KB)
- Foundations Needed for A Strong American Position : Lazio (DOC, 35KB)
- A Model for Achieving Advanced Level Proficiency and Professional Language Competency within the University Context : Bourgerie (PPT, 340KB)
A Model for Achieving Advanced Level Proficiency and Professional Language Competency within the University Context : Bourgerie (DOC, 114KB)
- Best Practices in Pre-Collegiate Language Education : Ingold (DOC, 1.1MB)
Best Practices in Pre-Collegiate Language Education : Ingold (PPT, 323KB)
- New Approaches to Language Learning: Extending the Reach : Garrett (DOC, 50KB)
- Practices & Partnerships in Academia - Discussant : Christian (DOC, 29KB)
- Language Capabilities of the U.S. Workforce : Mok (DOC, 46.5KB)
- Managing Limited English Proficiency Needs in Hospitals: The Johns Hopkins Medicine (CONTINUING) Experience : Benny (PPT, 132KB)
- Venturi’s Globalization Division : Klinger (PPT, 434KB)
- Industry Partnership : Clapper (PPT, 284KB)
- SCOLA & LingNet : Granoien (PPT, 1.46MB)
- Department of State’s Language Continuum (abridged) : Lemmon (PPT, 19.8MB)
- Wyoming’s Story: A Collaborative Model : Tollefson (DOC, 30KB)
Wyoming’s Story: A Collaborative Model : Tollefson (PPT, 203KB)
- Interpreting in State Courts : Hewitt (PPT, 338KB)
- Translation System : Kreidler, Liu (PPT, 469KB)
- Dilemmas and Issues In National Language Policies : Lo Bianco (DOC, 91KB)
- Development of Foreign Language Proficiency in Finland: Some Facts and Explanations : Takala (DOC, 190KB)
Development of Foreign Language Proficiency in Finland: Some Facts and Explanations : Takala (PPT, 424KB)
- Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in the Netherlands : deBot (PPT, 373KB)
Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in the Netherlands : deBot (DOC, 194KB)
- International Educational Models : Clifford (PPT, 288KB)
* Mr. Fishman was not able to attend the conference. His prepared statements appear on this site.
Day 3
