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Under-Taught Languages Get Funding Boost

A University of Maryland grant will fund programs at 34 school systems across the nation this year, facilitating the teaching of "under-taught critical languages" such as Mandarin and Arabic. With the new "Startalk" grants, the university's National Foreign Language Center hopes to increase interest in foreign languages that have become more prevalent in today's global environment, but that have not received as much attention as languages such as French, Spanish, or German.

Questions, ideas, or in need of more information? Please contact Stacey Pusey at 856-241-7772.

"Arlington schools to teach Chinese, Arabic languages"
The Washington Times

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