There are many bilingual people in this country and there is a great need for them as teachers and translators. Especially before they lose their "other" language and only use English. DP
Press Release, 7thSpace Interactive
A state task force co-directed by the University of Maryland and the State Department of Education concludes in a new report that the state is "uniquely positioned" to help meet national foreign language needs by tapping its abundant pool of well-educated, bilingual speakers.
The Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills, created by the Maryland General Assembly, is the first state-sponsored effort of its kind in the nation.
It recommends a series of steps to harness the bilingual abilities of first, second and third generation Americans that thrive at home or in community settings to recruit teachers and translators. A population strong in both English and other languages is essential for the nation's security and commerce, it says.
Maryland ranks third among the states for the proportion of foreign-born population with college degrees, the task force reports. The main foreign languages spoken in the state are Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, German, Russian, Vietnamese and Hindi. About one-third of Maryland's heritage speakers use Spanish.
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