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Lead with Languages @LeadWLanguages

Our mission is to highlight the growing importance of language skills, making language proficiency a national priority. A campaign powered by @actfl.

Joined February 2017
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Hello Language Enthusiasts! We are no longer posting to @LeadWLanguages channels, but our work is far from complete! Please follow us @LangConnectsFdn to explore new resources and share your language learning story. Visit: bit.ly/3IfxxTI to learn more.
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The Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program is moving to @LangConnectsFdn! This award offers up to $6K each to HS seniors considering a career in language education. Please share this resource so others can bookmark the new page for Spring 2023. bit.ly/3YtazxR
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Do you follow @LangConnectsFdn? Be sure to connect with us there for more language learning resources, research, and testimonials in the weeks ahead as we transition away from the @LeadWLanguages campaign to this new platform!
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Great news: The @LeadWLanguages resources you love are moving to a new home at @LangConnectsFdn. In the blog below, learn more about this transition, new plans to champion language education, and how to get involved in this next chapter: bit.ly/3WaMmuq
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Learning #Dutch? Check out IMDb's 20 best Dutch spoken movies! imdb.to/3VD4fSd

The 20 best Dutch spoken movies

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"It’s always valuable information to know how to greet a person." Learn how to say "Hello" in 15 different languages! ⬇️ yhoo.it/3inPx3i
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"The purpose of the project is to help teach, and promote pride in, Kanien’kéha or #Mohawk, according to Steve Bonspiel, the paper’s editor-publisher, who came up with the idea for the initiative." bit.ly/3gNTq13

New Kahnawake project aims to protect Mohawk language - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

Staff at a newspaper in Kahnawá:ke, a First Nations community south of Montreal, are going a bit further with their responsibility to their readers.

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"If the program that you want to do is not available, create it." 👏 👏 @MobilityINTL bit.ly/3ViJbAN

A Gilman Scholar Surveys Access for Deaf People in the Dominican

If the program that you want to do is not available, create it. Traveler: Doris Alcántara From: United States To: Dominican Republic Exchange Type: Internship Abroad That is what Doris Alcántara did...

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Advance your global competitiveness and cross-cultural understanding! Apply to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad program by 12/07, 4:00 p.m. ET! bit.ly/3U7YThz

Find Programs

American high school students in YES Abroad program spend one academic semester or year living with a host family and attending high school abroad.

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Language learning can create global opportunities! Check out how Arielle leads with #French at bit.ly/3gI3jxc
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Why Learn Nordic Languages? Read more about how #Swedish, #Norwegian, #Danish, #Finnish, and #Icelandic, among others—offer a wealth of opportunities! bit.ly/2UdtfAx
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Student filmmakers and language professors gathered in Taper Hall for USC’s first Multilingual Film Festival including six languages: #Arabic, #Chinese, #German, #Hebrew, #Russian, and #Spanish. 👏 bit.ly/3hXJCBH

USC’s first Multilingual Film Festival - Daily Trojan

The Center for Languages and Culture screened and judged students’ foreign language short films.

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Why learn #Turkish? Stand out in a crowd with language skills that can take you to new and interesting places. There are so many reasons to learn the Turkish language! bit.ly/2IcJZ8D
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Why learn languages when we already have translation tools? Here we break down some of the common myths and misconceptions about #language learning. bit.ly/2ZtN0cc
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"Established in 2013, the Houma Language Project has worked to study and revitalize the indigenous #Houma language, called Uma." 👏 bit.ly/3VkSwrm

Languages before colonization: How one Indigenous project is bringing Uma back to life

Even before it was colonized and would become known as Louisiana, there were various languages spoken in the region by the natives that lived here, calling the area “Bulbancha,” Choctaw for “place of...

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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Wondering how to say "Thankful" in another language? Check out the article below! bit.ly/3UV5yfs
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From the courthouse to the nurses' station, language skills can be used to help those in need. Just ask Fátima! Check out how Fátima leads with #Spanish and #Portugese at bit.ly/3gsneQF
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Paola Rubio@PaolaRubioF
23 Nov 2022
Learning a language is a #lifeskill in today's world AND economy!!
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22 Nov 2022
The ability to communicate in more than one #language is a critical asset for U.S. students & employees to thrive in a global economy. See which languages are in high demand: bit.ly/2Ig0JKL
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Learning #French? Check out these French language shows on Netflix! 👇 bit.ly/3XpNxHJ

10 French Movies on Netflix to Watch (2026)

Are you looking for French movies on Netflix? Here is a selection of great French movies to practice and improve your French.

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Out of the 7 billion people in the world, 75% don’t understand English! It’s time to make world language proficiency in the U.S. a national priority! Learn more: bit.ly/3nKzmwu

Lead with Languages: Making Language Proficiency a National Priority

Lead with Languages (www.LeadWithLanguages.org) is a national campa...

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