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California Language Teachers' Association
- Governor vetoes the bill. See details at http://www.clta.net/governor/.
Field Review Draft of Foreign Language Content Standards available for review
- At last California has a Field Review DRAFT of Foreign Language content standards! Please review the draft standards and respond to the 11 question survey. See draft standards.
- Call for Proposals - Jamboree
- CLTA announces that it is accepting proposals for presentations for the 2008 World Language Jamboree in Anaheim, November, 2008. Download proposal form.
- Call for Proposals - Conference in Sacramento
- CLTA announces that it is accepting proposals for presentations for the annual conference in Sacramento, February, 2009. Submit proposal online.
- Biliteracy Diploma Seal
- Californa Council of Teacher Education Supports California State Seal of Biliteracy on Diplomas
- See text of entire resolution.
- Download the entire resolution in PDF Format.
- Raising the Standards: Raising the Bar - CLTA
- You can see this CLTA video on Youtube.
- Summer Opportunities
- See summer professional development opportunities for world language teachers.
- Expanded Examinations for Teacher Credentialling
- Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) has expanded the number of language examinations for teaching credentials from 11 to 17.
See CLTA News, Monthly Editions, online now.
Discover Languages...Discover the World
- Enhanced Job prospects
- Academic and cognitive benefits
- Personal benefits and benefits to society
Calendar of FL Events for CLTA and affiliated organizations.
Foreign Language Teachers and English Learner Authorization
Must foreign language teachers get English learner authorization? Find the answer here.
President Bush Brings Languages Front and Center
The Bush Administration has made a significant commitment to bolstering language education initiatives in the United States. For a description of the President's speech, click here to go to the ACTFL website.
Governor Schwarzenegger Highlights the Importance of Investing in Children's After-School Safety and Education
Governor unveils plans to provide academic support in mathematics, science, language arts, social science, history and computer science, in addition to fine arts and physical fitness activities. CLTA wonders why world languages aren't included.
Articles on Foreign Language Policy
The National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS) endorses the study of world languages. See article, "Languages in the National Interest."
From the Asia Society
"Expanding Chinese-Language Capacity in the United States." What would it take to have 5% of high school students learning Chinese by 2015? (downloadable PDF file)
"Amid Growing Interest U. S. Schools Unprepared to Meet National Demand for Chinese Language Instruction." (downloadable PDF file)
From the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) "Position Statement for Visa Issues for International Students and Educators." (Downloadable PDF file)
Foreign Languages Are NCLB Core Subjects.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Reauthorization of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1994) states, in Title IX General Provisions, Part A, Definitions, Number 11:
"CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS- The term core academic subjects means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages [emphasis added], civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography." See the U. S. Department of Education's Web site http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html for the complete text of NCLB.
The California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) is an association of language professionals which sponsors activities that promote, support, and enhance the teaching of world languages. Activities include an annual state-wide conference, workshops, publications, a Web site, placement information, representation in Sacramento, recognition of special service to FL education, and much more.
Contact us:
- Lorraine D'Ambruoso, Executive Director
- CLTA, 1636 Fruitwood Ct., San Jose, CA 95125
- (408) 264-6996
- lorda
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