Kent State Receives 2009 STARTALK Award Options

[Gregory M. Shrev...]

The National Foreign Language Center (http://www.nflc.org/) has awarded a second STARTALK grant to Kent State University in support of the Ohio Board of Regents Summer Foreign Language Academy. STARTALK is one of the projects of the National Security Language Initiative, a multi-agency effort to expand foreign language education in under-taught critical languages by funding new and existing programs throughout students' learning careers, kindergarten through university; and to provide incentives and rewards for foreign language learning and use in the work force. The 2009 STARTALK grant to Kent State University is to enhance the Regents Foreign Language Academy's offerings in Arabic, Chinese and Hindi. A previous STARTALK grant was awarded to support the 2008 Foreign Language Academy.