Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h8MCbpV05690; Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3F6B251C.9CBCA370@tenet.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: james phillips <jphilip@tenet.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4133] across/the/curriculum X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1453 Lines: 37 Here's a statement of philosophy from the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages(ACTFL). You can see the web page at www.actfl.org. "Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. The United States must educate students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad. This imperative envisions a future in which ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other language, modern or classical. Children who come to school from non-English backgrounds should also have opportunities to develop further proficiencies in their first language. " There's also several reports that are available at the ACTFL site. One of particular interest to those who are concerned about health literacy pertains to 'Languages Across the Curriculum.' This report gives examples of foreign language programs that are crossing over into courses in the humanites, behavioral and natural sciences, and mathematics. This would include those occupational Spanish classes that specialize in Spanish for health care workers and medical personnel. James Phillips, MLS Librarian South Texas Community College Dr. Ramiro R. Casso Nursing and Allied Health Center 1101 East Vermont McAllen, Texas 78501 956-683-3121 956-683-3190 (fax) www.stcc.cc.tx.us www.stcc.cc.tx.us/nah phillips@stcc.cc.tx.us jphilip@tenet.edu se habla español
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