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The Foreign Language Deficit: A Problem in Search of an Obvious Solution by Rosemary C. Salomone — January 28, 2011In a recent speech on the nation's persistent foreign language deficit, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan affirmed that the Administration's "Blueprint for Reform" proposes to merge the current Foreign Language Assistance Program into a larger competitive program promoting a "well rounded education." This commentary argues for continuing to allocate targeted funds for foreign languages and most especially for programs that develop the bilingual potential of students from foreign-born families, a population typically overlooked in debates over foreign language teaching and learning. To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Rosemary Salomone
St. John's University
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ROSEMARY SALOMONE is Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law. Her most recent book is True American: Language, Identity, and the Education of Immigrant Children (Harvard University Press, 2010).
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