Language Fast Track ; U.Md. Center Focuses On Federal Workers' Skills
The Washington Times › October 20, 2005
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To skeptics who think it is all but impossible to make an adult American conversant in one or two foreign languages, including Arabic dialects, the newly opened Center for Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland says, in essence, "Think again."
The trick is being able to develop the techniques that can make this happen. As a university-affiliated federal research center, CASL is charged with finding ways to improve the language proficiency of federal employees - especially those in diplomatic, security and intelligence jobs. It is the first time government agencies have come together to achieve such a goal.See the full content of this document
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Language Fast Track ; U.Md. Center Focuses On Federal Workers' Skills
One of CASL's primary aims is to shorten by half the classroom instruction time it takes for professionals to acquire a high level of proficiency in languages - and to do so within the next decade. "It's a BHAG, one of those 'big-hair audacious goals,'" says Richard Brecht, the center's executive director, "but we can d...
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