| 书目名称 | The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit | | 副标题 | Strategies for Maint | | 编辑 | Kathleen Stein-Smith | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Offers a compelling analysis of the failure of United States policy makers, educators and American citizens to recognize the importance of learning foreign languages.Issues a challenge for all America | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | This volume explores why Americans are among the least likely in the world to speak another language and how this U.S. foreign language deficit negatively impacts national and economic security, business and career prospects. Stein-Smith exposes how individuals are disadvantaged through their inability to effectively navigate the global workplace and multicultural communities, how their career options are limited by the foreign language deficit, and even how their ability to enjoy travel abroad and cultural pursuits is diminished. Through exploring the impact of the U.S. foreign language deficit, the author speaks to the stakeholders and partners in the campaign for foreign languages, offering guidance on what can and should be done to address it. She examines the next steps needed to develop specific career pathways that will meet the current and future needs of government, business, and industry, and empower foreign language learners through curriculum and career preparation.. | | 出版日期 | Book 2016 | | 关键词 | national security; economic security; global workplace; global economy; english as a lingua franca; langu | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34159-0 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-81691-3 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-34159-0 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 |
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