Advocacy

__**Advocacy **__ media type="custom" key="21115464" media type="custom" key="21115518" **//Research has shown that it typically takes 720 hours of __intensive study__ at the Foreign Service Institute for an adult with __high aptitude__ to become proficient in a foreign language (Omaggio-Hadley, 1993).//**

**//According to Brown (1997), it takes thousands of contact hours in Spanish for a person to achieve the ability to function beyond the tourist level in a foreign language. If students only study for two years of high school, they will have about 200-300 contact hours provided the instruction and practice is ALL in Spanish.//**

__**Academic Articles**__
 * Benefits of Second Language Study-UMaine - (NEA research - December 2007; findings on the benefits of language learning; citations included)
 * [|AATSP] (Academic and news articles on advocacy)
 * [|CAL - Promoting a Language Proficient Society] (April, 2000)

__**National**__
 * [|JNCL-NCLIS] (National policy organization concerned with language, international education and public [[image:http://www.languagepolicy.org/images/design/design_04.jpg width="125" height="54" align="right"]]advocacy)
 * __[|Multilingualism Brochure]__ (CAL Resource - "Working Together to Build a Multilingual Society")
 * [|MLA Language Map Data Center] (Information on the number, ages, and percentage of speakers of each language in a particular geographic region)
 * [|National Roadmap to Language Excellence] (Dialogue on foreign language impact on business and government)
 * [|NCSSFL - Rationale for Foreign Language Education] (National Council of State Supervisors for Languages, 2010)
 * [|CAL - Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Schools] (Results of a National Survey, Nov 2009)

__**Careers**__
 * Kentucky Educational Television (Video - importance of world language study in the global society; performance-based assessments and real-world experiences)
 * NCLR Careers (National Capital Language Resource Centers - series of interviews to help students see the value of world language study; transcripts of written interviews for such jobs as linguist, police lieutenant, public health worker and arms inspector can be downloaded)
 * Career Info at OSU Foreign Language Center (A to Z guide helps students understand how to develop language and cultural skills and conduct job searches)
 * [|NCLRC - Professions and Careers] (National Capital Language Resource Center-transcripts of interviews discussing careers and language background)
 * [|Navy support] (Article showing Navy support for the study of world languages)
 * [|Language-based jobs](How Language Skills Can Help a Job Hunt, December 2010)
 * [|Careers] (Career information for parents)

**__Dual Immersion Programs__**
 * [|Dual Immersion - Education Week]

**__General__ **
 * [|Why Study Spanish in the 21st Century?]
 * [|Advocacy Research] (Talking points and research bibliography)[[image:http://sicklecellbodypolitics.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cr11_1_self-advocacy-in-wakefield-district.png width="119" height="119" align="right"]]
 * [|List of advocacy sites] (Madame Shackelford's website with over 25 links for advocacy)
 * [|E-card] (Discover languages)
 * [|Second Language Study](CAL Resource-Brochure-Why, How,and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?)
 * [|Advocacy Research] (Resources from MAFLA-Massachusetts Foreign Language Association)
 * [|ACTFL Performance Guidelines] (Visual representation of realistic expectations for student proficiency based on length of study)
 * [|21st Century Skills] ( The Partnership for 21st Century Skills)
 * [|Frequently Asked Questions] (Oregon Road Map)
 * [|Why Study Spanish?] (Don Quijote website - Why Study Spanish Abroad?
 * [|Brain Research: Implications for Second Language Learning] (CAL, December 2000)
 * [|Beginning with the End in Mind] (Pearson School - Planning and Evaluating Highly Successful Foreign Language Programs)
 * [|ADFL Resources] (Association of Departments of Foreign Languages Advocacy Toolkit)

__News Articles__

 * [|Need for global citizens] (Article discussing the need for global citizens by Bernd Debusmann, a Reuters columnist, 2008)
 * [|NPR - Brain Power] (July, 2011: "Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power")
 * [|Federal Government and Foreign Language Skills] (Washington Post - August 2010)
 * [|Education Week] (October, 2010: "Science Grows on Acquiring New Language")
 * [|International Business Times] (December, 2010: "U.S. falls behind in foreign languages" )
 * [|Why you should know more than one language] (Daily Times Herald, 2011)
 * [|What Is Wrong with U.S. Educational System?] ("Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 2010)
 * [|Reality of Speaking German Well for an American] (Huffington Post, February 2012)

__State Roadmaps for 21st Century Language Learning__

 * __[|Ohio Roadmap]__
 * [|Oregon Roadmap]
 * [|Texas Roadmap]
 * [|Utah Roadmap]
 * [|Language Road Map Project Overview]

//**Research has shown that connections are easily made in the brain regarding second language acquisition at an early age – the window of opportunity for** **early language learning is between birth and 10 years of age (Chuganí,1996). A person can learn another language at any age, but it is easier to** **do so as a child.** // **__Elementary Programs/Early Language Learning__**
 * [|ACTFL research] (Research on FLES and immersion programs as well as a mini-bibliography on elementary school foreign language program descriptions)
 * [|Elementary Language Programs That Work] (ACTFL - How to Teach our Youngest Learners - A Look at Early Language Programs That Work)
 * [|Benefits of Early Language Learning] (CAL website)
 * [|Early Language Learning Advocacy] (Ñandutí-information on the many ways in which learning a foreign language early can benefit a child's development)
 * Raising Children Bilingually - (CAL - Series of articles that answer parental concerns about learning two languages at once. It includes a guide for starting an elementary foreign language program, advice on tapping heritage languages, and addresses fallacies about bilingual education. The page also contains a bibliography of reference works on the topic)
 * Foreign Language Instruction: The Great Equalizer (Discussion about how foreign language study enhances students' language skills and reading abilities in English and performance across the curriculum)
 * Does Learning Languages Make Kids Smarter? ( Laura-Ann Petitto and Ellen Bialystok explain how learning languages makes kids smarter-You Tube video - 1:38 min)
 * Benefits of Being Bilingual ( Ñanduti - This site provides a series of links to articles that detail the benefits of early language acquisition and bilingualism - July, 2008)
 * Be an Advocate (Chart outlining facts that support the development of early language programs- 1998)
 * [|Elementary Language Bibliography] (CAL - websites and articles))
 * [|Language Studies] (Educators in New York lobby for future of foreign language studies)
 * [|Kentucky Early Language Learning] (January, 2011- Schools in Kentucky focus on introducing children to world languages at an early age)
 * [|Raising Bilingual Kids] (August 3, 2011)
 * Raising Children Bilingually (CAL site; offers a series of articles that answer parental concerns about learning two languages at once; includes a guide for starting an elementary foreign language program, advice on tapping heritage languages, and addresses fallacies about bilingual education; bibliography of references)
 * Raising Bilingual Children: Common Parental Concerns and Current Research (Helps those who work with children understand parental concerns about raising children bilingually; research information to help answer common questions)
 * Foreign Language Instruction: The Great Equalizer (Explains how world language study enhances students' language skills and reading abilities)

//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**“A child’s understanding of his native language is enhanced by learning a foreign one."** (Lev Vygotsky )//


 * __Higher Education__**
 * [|College-Language Study in the Age of Globalization]
 * [|Importance of International Education]
 * [|What Is Wrong with U.S. Educational System?] ("Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 2010)
 * [|The World Beyond Reach] (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 2010)

__**World Language Week/Celebrations**__
 * [|National Foreign Language Week] (Ideas to celebrate National Foreign Language Week from the California Language Teachers Association, 2012)
 * [|This I Believe] "Yankee Go Home" Rita Barrett - Scappoose, Oregon; essay and recording of essay a s heard on The Bob Edwards Show, March 8, 2013)

**__Spanish__**

 * [|New York Times - Why Study Spanish] (Kristof, Nicholas D. "Opinion: Learning Spanish is a practical life skill." The New York Times, Dec 2010)
 * [|AATSP - Why Study Spanish?] (Reasons for studying Spanish plus links to government sites for Spanish-speaking countries)

**__Videos__**

 * [|Ad on Foreign Languages-Turtle]
 * [|ACTFL-Speak Up for Languages] (You Tube - 30sec)
 * [|Benefits of Language Study] (You Tube - 10:01 - www.celebratelanguages.com)
 * [|Foreign Language for Life] (You Tube - 5:02 - www.celebratelanguages.com)
 * [|Don't Get Fired!] (You Tube - www.celebratelanguages.com)
 * [|Kentucky World Language Advocacy] (2011 - 56:51 min - Host Bill Goodman and guests explore the importance of world language study in the global society, where fluency in other languages and familiarity with other cultures are prerequisites for success. In the face of this reality, Kentucky high schools and colleges are turning to performance-based assessments and real-world experiences to help students acquire life-long foreign language skills.
 * [|Benefits of Studying World Languages] (YouTube Video - 10:01)
 * [|Importance of Studying World Languages - Did You Know?](YouTube Video - 3:48) [[image:http://florasports.com/images/Video_Clipart.gif width="99" height="105" align="right"]]
 * [|Learn A Foreign Language!] (YouTube - :38)
 * [|Foreign Language Translation Problems] (YouTube Video - :41)
 * [|Should Have Taken a Foreign Language Class!] (YouTube Video - :59)
 * [|Animoto-WL video] (1:42 - World Language Indicators of Success)

Acknowledgments:
 * JNCL Logo: http://www.languagepolicy.org/images/design/design_04.jpg
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 * Advocacy Image: http://sicklecellbodypolitics.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cr11_1_self-advocacy-in-wakefield-district.png
 * Advocacy Image: http://www.naela.org/app_themes/public/images/NAELA%20Images/Advocacy%20Public%20Policy%20Images/Advocacy%20Action%20Center.jpg
 * Children's Advocacy: http://www.searchamelia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/childrens-advocate.jpg
 * Video Clip Art: http://florasports.com/images/Video_Clipart.gif