Report | Feb 2017 America’s Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century Project Commission on Language Learning Share Back to publications American Academy of Arts and Sciences Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Executive Summary Introduction Building Educational Capacity Involving Local Communities, Businesses, and Philanthropies Developing Heritage Languages and Revitalizing Native American Languages Encouraging International Study and Cultural Immersion Conclusion Congressional Letters Commissioner Biographies American Academy of Arts and Sciences View PDF Order Print Copy Order Print Copy Topics Arts & Humanities Education Related Project Commission on Language Learning The Commission on Language Learning examined the current state of language education, projected what the nation’s education needs would be in the future, and offered recommendations for ways to meet those needs. Chair Paul LeClerc Arts & Humanities Education Publications Data Publication| DEC 2016 The State of Languages in the U.S.: A Statistical Portrait Arts & Humanities Education Events Event | Feb 28, 2017 Panel Discussion and Press Conference for final report of the Academy’s Commission on Language Learning Featuring Martha Abbott, Paul LeClerc, Nancy McEldowney, and Rubén G. Rumbaut Washington, D.C. News In the News | May 2022 Remaining monolingual is a surefire way for America to fall behind Source The Hill Press Release | Dec 2020 The Importance of Languages in Global Context: An International Call to Action In the News | Dec 2020 Reconsidering the Value of Language Learning on Campuses Source Inside Higher Ed Show more News Academy Article | Jan 2020 New Federal Program Among the Far-Ranging Achievements of the Commission on Language Learning In the News | Dec 2019 America’s Languages Caucus is Born Source Language Magazine In the News | Nov 2019 Reps. Price and Young Launch America’s Languages Caucus Source House.gov In the News | Jun 2019 Why Speaking Only English Is Not Enough Source U.S. News & World Report In the News | Apr 2019 President Speaks: Colleges must prioritize foreign languages Source Education Dive In the News | Feb 2019 Foreign language classes becoming more scarce Source The Conversation Academy Article | Learn More & Sign Now Bridging America’s Language Gap: A Call to Action In the News | Nov 2018 Indiana University explores international education issues at symposium Source Indiana University Newsroom In the News | Aug 2018 Americans are losing out because so few speak a second language Source San Francisco Chronicle In the News | Mar 2018 Monolingualism diminishes America’s stature on the world stage Source The Hill In the News | Feb 2018 Great Teachers Aren’t Born, They’re Taught Source Language Magazine In the News | Aug 2017 The true failure of foreign language instruction Source The Conversation In the News | Jul 2017 Reverse the decline in language education Source The News & Observer In the News | Jun 2017 Language Learning and National Security Source Inside Higher Ed Bulletin | May 2017 Commission on Language Learning In the News | Mar 2017 Congress Advised of Critical Need to Boost Language Study Source Language Magazine In the News | Mar 2017 Same Topic, Different Tongue: the American Academy Report on Language Learning Source Ed Central In the News | Feb 2017 Language Study as a National Imperative Source Inside Higher Ed Press Release | Feb 2017 United States Needs to Significantly Increase Access to Language Learning to Remain Competitive Show less
Commission on Language Learning The Commission on Language Learning examined the current state of language education, projected what the nation’s education needs would be in the future, and offered recommendations for ways to meet those needs. Chair Paul LeClerc Arts & Humanities Education
Data Publication| DEC 2016 The State of Languages in the U.S.: A Statistical Portrait Arts & Humanities Education
Event | Feb 28, 2017 Panel Discussion and Press Conference for final report of the Academy’s Commission on Language Learning Featuring Martha Abbott, Paul LeClerc, Nancy McEldowney, and Rubén G. Rumbaut Washington, D.C.
In the News | May 2022 Remaining monolingual is a surefire way for America to fall behind Source The Hill
Press Release | Dec 2020 The Importance of Languages in Global Context: An International Call to Action
In the News | Dec 2020 Reconsidering the Value of Language Learning on Campuses Source Inside Higher Ed
Academy Article | Jan 2020 New Federal Program Among the Far-Ranging Achievements of the Commission on Language Learning
In the News | Apr 2019 President Speaks: Colleges must prioritize foreign languages Source Education Dive
In the News | Nov 2018 Indiana University explores international education issues at symposium Source Indiana University Newsroom
In the News | Aug 2018 Americans are losing out because so few speak a second language Source San Francisco Chronicle
In the News | Mar 2018 Monolingualism diminishes America’s stature on the world stage Source The Hill
In the News | Mar 2017 Congress Advised of Critical Need to Boost Language Study Source Language Magazine
In the News | Mar 2017 Same Topic, Different Tongue: the American Academy Report on Language Learning Source Ed Central
Press Release | Feb 2017 United States Needs to Significantly Increase Access to Language Learning to Remain Competitive
