07/09/2023
Over the last two years, I’ve traveled to over 20 countries meeting students interested in studying in the USA. Regardless of the country, these students speak English at a high level of proficiency. Sadly, their counterparts in the USA lack even minimal language skills. Yes USAmerican students deserve a multilingual education but we need to do more. US educators and decision makers must ensure that US American students receive a multilingual education.
As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the ...