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Language is for
everyone!
The mission of JNCL-NCLIS is
to ensure that Americans have the
opportunity to learn English and at
least one other language, to advance the
language profession in the US, and to
raise awareness about the importance of
language and international education to
the national interest.
We shape national policy for World
Languages, ASL, and international
education and to raise the profile of
the language enterprise.
JNCL and NCLIS represent the language
profession to the United States. As
professional organizations in teaching,
translation, interpreting,
testing, research, and many other
fields, we raise public awareness
of language as an enterprise vital to
national well-being. The language
enterprise employs 500,000 Americans who
work to foster mutual understanding and
who deserve continued public support.
Through advocating for the language
enterprise in the US, JNCL-NCLIS works
to
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facilitate the free movement of people,
information, and ideas,
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build up mutual understanding and
acceptance of cultural and linguistic
diversity, and
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Promote the personal development of the
individual
Resources At
Your Fingertips:
The following are two presentations of
interest. The first is a
presentation by William Rivers,
regarding the Language Enterprise and
the Private Sector and the possibility
of collaboration. The second is a video
on language advocacy.
JNCL-NCLIS
was invited to the first-ever "State of
STEM" address on February 13th, and was
asked to bring a student delegation. We
were joined by Betsy Sandstrom, Russian
Teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science and Technology, and three of
her seniors, Emily Kelly, Kyle
Angelotti, and Marilyn Atwood. We were
also joined by Hans Fenstermacher, CEO
of the Globalization and Localization
Association. In the student Q&A with Dr.
Holdren, the President's Science and
Technology Advisor and Director of OSTP,
Ms. Kelly asked a question on the role
of FL in STEM in the 21st Century. Watch
the excerpt of her question here!
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