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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is a resend of a posting originally
made yesterday – for those that have just been added to the list today,
it will provide a context for some of the continuing discussion that will be
appearing today RE: second language learning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Scott McGinnis</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Executive Director</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Council of
Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Associate, LCTLs</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Foreign </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Language</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>7100
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 410</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>College
Park</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>MD</span></font></st1:State><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>20740</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Voice: 301-403-1750
x35 Fax: 301-403-1754</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:smcginnis@nflc.org">smcginnis@nflc.org</a> OR <a
href="mailto:sm167@umail.umd.edu">sm167@umail.umd.edu</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>WWW: <a
href="http://www.councilnet.org">www.councilnet.org</a> OR www.nflc.org</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> McGinnis, Scott <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 22, 2002
10:56 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> heritage-list@Glue.umd.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Call for response: Tipoff
from Becky Kline RE: article in AMERICAN EDUCATOR</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good day, all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The following an e-mail from Becky Kline, JNCL
(Joint National Committee for Languages) President, who is forwarding a message
from </span></font><st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Diana Scalera</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> – the latter name should be very familiar to you if you
attended this past weekend’s conference or if you’ve read the 2000
ACTFL volume TEACHING HERITAGE LANGUAGE LEARNERS: VOICES FROM THE CLASSROOM. I
heartily second Becky’s suggestion that we spread the word to our
colleagues to write to the editors at AMERICAN EDUCATOR.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>s.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Scott McGinnis</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Executive Director</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Council of
Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Associate, LCTLs</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>National Foreign </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Language</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Center</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street><st1:address><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>7100
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 410</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>College
Park</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>MD</span></font></st1:State><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>20740</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Voice: 301-403-1750
x35 Fax: 301-403-1754</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:smcginnis@nflc.org">smcginnis@nflc.org</a> OR <a
href="mailto:sm167@umail.umd.edu">sm167@umail.umd.edu</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>WWW: <a
href="http://www.councilnet.org">www.councilnet.org</a> OR www.nflc.org</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> nectfl
[mailto:nectfl@dickinson.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 22, 2002
10:46 AM<br>
</span></font><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I would strongly suggest that each of you obtain the article in
question, read it, and send your own comments along, if you possibly can.
I realize how busy everyone is, but Diana's point is very well taken. <br>
Thank you, in advance, for anything you can do. I would recommend also
that you encourage non-FL colleagues and administrators (esp. district
superintendents and college/university deans or presidents) to write as well. <br>
Becky <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Diana
Scalera wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' TYPE=CITE>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> To All: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Fall
2002 volume of the American Educator, the magazine of the American Federation
of Teachers, dedicated the entire magazine to "celebrating the subjects
teachers teach." SEE <u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.aft.org/american_educator/" eudora=autourl>http://www.aft.org/american_educator/</a></span></font></u>
No where in this magazine is foreign language mentioned. The subjects mentioned
are: history, science, art, literature and math. I have already sent a letter
requesting a retraction and error correction. It it very important that as many
people as possible address this issue. This magazine announces the policies and
priorities of the union that represents many teachers. It is a great disservice
to our profession that what we teach has no weight. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I urge
everyone to act on this as soon as possible. The email address of the magazine
is: amered@aft.org. Below is a copy of the letter I sent. Please cc me any
letters that you send. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Diana
Scalera <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To the
Editor: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As a
foreign language and heritage language teacher, I am deeply offended by the
ignorance displayed in the Fall 2002 issue of American Educator. No where in
this issue dedicated to celebrating the subjects teachers teach is there
mention of the value of foreign language instruction. It is also a serious
error to disregard physical education, however, I will let the physical
education teachers upbraid your staff for that one. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As our
country embarks on a dangerous war, it becomes even more evident why the
elimination of foreign language instruction is so damaging to any civilization.
If there were people who could truly function diplomatically in other
languages, could they have prevented the current situation? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You quote
philosophers about the importance of classical education from the Middle Ages
to the present--most people in the world experience classical texts in the
original languages in which they were written. Can Americans only handle
"classical lite?" <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Type in
"Benefits of Foreign Language Education" into any search engine and
you will get all the research and support any reasonable person would need to
understand the importance of foreign language education to every child in this
country. To have the educational leadership of our union to be so off base, is
quite worrisome. The repercussions of such an error will be to reinforce the xenophobia
that is rampant in this country and further help to eliminate valuable foreign
language programs. A retraction and error correction is in order. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Diana
Scalera <br>
High School for Environmental Studies Baruch College <br>
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