June 2014

French 3.0:The next generationImportance of Collaborative DiscussionsStopping summer slideModernizing the languages campaign

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Vol. 13, No. 10

6 Editorial

8 Letters

9 News

13 Source

14 The World as We Speak

17 Indigenous Languages

18 Curing the Summertime BluesDonna Lasinski examines why the summer dropoff particularly affectsEnglish learners

20 French 3.0: The Next GenerationReport predicts the rise of French by 2050

26 Repaving the Campaign TrailKathleen Stein-Smith proposes a campaign for world languageeducation in the U.S. based on social and political engagement,using best practices and modern strategies

31 Cutting to the Common CoreThe Key to English StandardsJohn Carr argues that the collaborative discussions element is themost important of all standards

33 Jobshop

36 The Resource

38 Last WritesWith midterms approaching, Richard Lederer ponders English groupnouns