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<DIV dir=ltr>Modern Language Association</DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Learning Another Language: Goals and Challenges</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>In recent years language programs in the United States have been closed, and the federal government has reduced its support for language education. Because of the fundamental importance of language learning, it is urgent to resist these cutbacks.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Full statement here:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://www.mla.org/ec_language_learning</P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>