Language Action

摘要

The National Language Conference, co-sponsored by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL), was held at the University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland in June 2004. The conference was prompted by the recognition of the greater need for citizens with foreign language competence to help respond to requirements of the 21st century and the Global War on Terrorism, the increasing globalization of industry, and the need to provide government services to a diverse and multi-lingual population in the United States.