• Making Languages Our Business: Addressing Foreign Language Demand Among U.S. Employers
  ACTFL
• Leading With Languages
  ACTFL
• Why Multiculturalism is Good for Economic Growth
  The Conversation, February, 2017
• Best Languages to Learn to Get Ahead in Your Career
  Kiplinger, October 2015
• The Most Useful Foreign Languages For English Speakers
  BusinessInsider, November 13, 2014
• SDL Millennial Study Reveals Language Strategy is Critical to Enhancing Customer Experience Success
  GeeksWorld.com, June 2014
• International Law Programs Prepare Students for a Global Career
  US News and World Report, May 14, 2014
• Why You Should Learn Another Language
  Lisa Chau, January 29, 2014
• Language Professionals See More Opportunities Ahead
  Day News, December 6, 2013
• “The hottest job skill is…”
  CNN, October 30, 2013
• Do Small Businesses Need to be Multilingual?
  ThomasNet News, July 13, 2013
• Benefits of Trade & U.S. Trade Agreements: Drivers of American Growth & Jobs
  Trade Benefits America, July 9, 2013
• Lax Education In Humanities, Social Sciences Sparks Outcry
  National Public Radio, Cory Turner, June 20, 2013
• Are We Prepared for Jobs of the Future????
  (Youtube – November 2012)
• Foreign Languages and the Post-Recession Export Imperative
  Robert D. Peckham, Ph.D., TimeCNN blog, August 2011
• Global Learning Scales Up
  Ron Schachter, March 2011
• Education and the Language Gap: Secretary Arne Duncan’s Remarks at the Foreign Language Summit
  Department of Education, December 2010
• Teaching for a Shared Future: American Educators Need to Think Globally
  Esther Wojcicki and Michael Levine, September 6, 2010
• Global Competence is a 21st Century Imperative
  NEA Policy Brief, 2010
• No More Cuts! Keep Foreign Languages in Schools
  Huffington Post, September 2009

• The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture, WORKING PAPER #5
  Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University – February 2008.
• Through the Skylight with Foreign Languages: Providing All Students With Challenging Elementary School Curriculum
  Therese Sullivan Caccavale
• Bilingual children gain better focus, literacy skills: York U study
  February 10, 2012
• Mundo de Pepita, Julie Steno
  February 10, 2012

• Graduation Requirements by State
  National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)
• Viral Post Draws Attention to Plight at a Brooklyn School
  NY Times, March 4, 2014
• Foreign Language Skills Honored
  Albany Times Union – January 15, 2013
• Languages for All
  Inside Higher Ed, October 1, 2013
• Learning Everywhere: Colorado’s Residential Academic Programs Offer 24/7 Immersion
  Ed Tech Magazine, February 5, 2014
• Coding Can’t and Shouldn’t Replace Foreign Language Requirements
  New York Times, May 12, 2014
• Technology Cannot Replace Human Interaction
  PCMag, February 17, 2011
• Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies (TED.com)
  February 2011

NYSED Documents and Links

• Office of Bilingual Education and World Language Studies
• NYS Syllabi and Standards
• LOTE FAQs
• National World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL)

Items related to NYSED

• We can’t afford to cut language instruction
  Times-Herald Record, May 15, 2014
• “A Step Back for Learning Languages”
  Jim Dwyer, NY Times, 2011

• • Break the language barrier
    Anuradha P. Herur, January 26, 2014
  • Language Graduates: What are they doing now? By Lu-Hai Liang
    The Guardian, October 16, 2013
  • A State Seeks to Be Heard in a New World Economy
    The New York Times, April 19, 2013
  • Talk Up Your Foreign Language Skills
    Monster.com, February 6, 2013
  • Reducing the Impact of Language Barriers
  • What Business Wants: Language Needs in the 21st Century
  • Success in Any Language

• Why Bilingual Education Should Be Mandatory
  Huffington Post, November 16, 2014
• Bilingual Benefits: How Learning Another Language Keeps Your Mind Sharp, No Matter Your Age
  Medical Daily, November 12, 2014
• The Benefits of Failing at French
  NY Times, July 15, 2014
• 7 Reasons Why It’s Good To Speak Another Language
  Huffington Post, June 2014
• Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language
  ValueWalk – March 27, 2014
• Why Learn a foreign Language? Benefits of bilingualism
  The Telegraph – June 19, 2013
• Uplifting Languages
  National Journal, July 23, 2013
• Why It Makes More Sense Than You Know to Learn a Foreign Language
  Huffington Post, June 16, 2013
• Benefits of Being Bilingual (Video)
  ABC News, May 1, 201
• The Benefits of Second Language Study; Research Findings with Citations
  National Education Association Research, December 2007
• The Complete Curriculum: Ensuring a Place for the Arts and Foreign Languages in Today’s Schools
  National Association of State Boards of Education, 2003
• Why Study Other Languages? University of Northern Iowa, Dept. of Languages and Literatures
• The Effect of Second Language Learning on Test Scores, Intelligence and Achievement, An Annotated Bibliography
  Prepared By Elizabeth L. Web, Program Specialist for Foreign Languages and International Education, Georgia Department of Education
• Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power
  Gretchen Cuda-Kroen, NPR Radio, April 4, 2011
• The Bilingual Advantage
  Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times, May 30, 2011
• Bilingual Brains are More Healthy
  Killian Fox, The Observer, June 12, 2011
• The Benefits of Bilingualism
  Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, The New York Times, March 18, 2012
• Should Your Student Take 4 Years of Foreign Language?
  The CollegeMoney Guys Blog, Dec. 6, 2014
• How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge
  Edutopia, February 19, 2010
• A “Languages for Jobs” Initiative – Council on Foreign Relations
  February 6, 2013
• Are We Prepared for Jobs of the Future????
  (Youtube – November 2012)
• Foreign Language Instruction: The Great Equalizer
  Therese Sullivan Caccavale, 2008
• Language Study as a National Imperative
  February 2017
• Personal Benefits of Foreign Language Study
  ERIC Digest. ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics Washington DC. , 1986 (Even though this was published in 1986, all information is valid)
• The World Has Changed: Foreign Languages Make a Huge Difference
  Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, February 1, 2012
• Speaking two languages is better for your brain than Sudoku
  PBS NewsHour, November 12, 2014
• Speaking Multiple Languages Routinely Exercises Your Brain
  RedOrbit, November 14, 2014
• Being Exposed to Two Languages May Increase Cognitive Benefits in Babies
  Science World Report, September 3, 2014
• What happens in the brain when you learn a language?
  The Guardian, September 4, 2014
• Speaking 2 languages may delay getting Alzheimer’s
  AP, February 18, 2011
• Learning a language, or other new endeavor, can help maintain brain function
  Tampa Bay Times, January 20, 2014
• Learning New Language Has Significant Impact on Brain Structure
  Science World Report, August 31, 2013
• Language, Emotions and the Bilingual Brain
  April 13, 2013
• Lost in Translation: New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world
  Lera Boroditsky, The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2010

• The Role of Technology in Language Learning
  ACTFL
• Statement on the Role of Technology in Language Learning
  ACTFL, May 20, 2017