By resolution of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, working with the support and leadership of the American Council for Teaching Languages, this year has been declared 2005: The Year of Languages. Their action has been led more than 20 states, including Texas, to bring this to the state level, and then to the local level. The purpose of this declaration is to increase the awareness of the importance of multilingualsm in the global economy in which we live.
There are a number of national events scheduled. For a list of those, click on the Year of Languages Link below. Also, watch the local papers and other media, as well as this site, for local events.
Year of Languages Schedule of Events |
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Summer 2004 |
National Language Summit |
Washington D.C. |
November 2004 |
National Initiative kickoff with Language Ambush |
Chicago, IL |
January 2005 |
National summit on developing a National Language
Policy |
Chapel Hill NC |
April 1-2, 2005 |
DFW metroplex Language Ambush |
Dallas and Ft. Worth |
April 5, 2005 |
Grand Prairie Issues City Year of Languages
proclamation |
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April 6-10, 2005 |
Conference of Southwest Conference on Language Teaching and Texas Foreign Language Association |
Irving/Las Colinas, TX |
April 8, 2005 |
Irving Mayor issues City Year of Languages proclamation |
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To read the Senate Resolution Click here |
To Visit the YEAR OF LANGUAGES WEBSITE click here
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To read the House Resolution Click here |
| To read the Grand Prairie Resolution Click here |
To see the video clip on the Year of Languages |
To learn more about why we are celebrating the Year of Languages Click here |
