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<h1 class="">New ARC Research Center Examines the Role of Language in Education and the Workplace</h1>
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<p class="">WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014</p></div>
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<p><span class="">WASHINGTON</span>, <span class="">March 12, 2014</span> /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- <a href="http://www.americancouncils.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Councils for International Education</a>
is pleased to announce the launch of the AC Research Center (ARC). As
an organization with four decades of experience in the design and
implementation of large-scale language immersion, academic exchange, and
language education, American Councils has established ARC in order to
expand the pool of policy-relevant data and research available to
decision-makers at all levels who are concerned with language in
education and the workplace. ARC is distinguished from other research
efforts by its focus on world languages: their acquisition, application,
and relevance in today's world.</p>
<p>ARC will address central issues in U.S. language policy with a global
perspective to research and policy formation by providing data and new
analyses related to language learning, including the impact of a second
language on educational achievement and performance in the workplace.
Further policy issues include: language acquisition and overseas
immersion, domestic language immersion in K-12, heritage bilinguals and
formal education, cognitive advantages of acquired bilingualism, and
second language acquisition and literacy. ARC will engage leading U.S.
and international researchers and policy makers, as well as
organizational partners and American Councils research staff, in the
conduct of its research. ARC will sponsor fellowships for U.S. and
international fellows and engage in outreach activities for policymakers
and the general public through publications and policy roundtables.</p>
<p>As an academically independent organization under the American Councils umbrella, Drs. <span class="">Richard D. Brecht</span>, <span class="">Dan E. Davidson</span>, and <span class="">Robert O. Slater</span>
will direct ARC activity. Dr. Brecht is an internationally recognized
expert on language policy and research in academe and the government. He
was the founding executive director of the <span class="">University of Maryland</span>
Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL) and, prior to founding
CASL, was the Director of the National Foreign Language Center. Dr.
Davidson is president of American Councils and professor of Russian and
Second Language Acquisition at <span class="">Bryn Mawr College</span>.
He is a recognized authority on learning in overseas immersion and is
acknowledged internationally for developing, and overseeing a wide range
of international initiatives in educational development, training, and
research. Domestically, he has served as elected president of the two
principal international education organizations, the Alliance for
International Education and the JNCL. Dr. Slater, for more than three
decades, has been a national leader in creating innovative solutions to
language issues across the nation. Formerly the Director of the National
Security Education Program, he created and launched the Language
Flagship effort, the National Language Service Corps, and numerous
scholarship and fellowship programs that support the study of languages
by U.S. students from kindergarten through post-secondary education.</p>
<p><b>About American Councils</b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.americancouncils.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Councils for International Education</a>
is a premier, international nonprofit creating educational
opportunities that prepare individuals and institutions to succeed in an
interconnected and increasingly interdependent world. Through academic
exchanges, overseas language immersion, and educational development
programs, American Councils designs and administers innovative programs
that broaden individual perspectives, increase knowledge, and deepen
mutual understanding. </p>
<p><b>Media Contact:</b> <span class="">Kirsten Brecht</span>, American Councils for International Education, 202-302-3824, <a href="mailto:kbrecht@americancouncils.org" rel="nofollow">kbrecht@americancouncils.org</a></p>
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<p>SOURCE American Councils for International Education</p>
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