Through pioneering research and public programming, this project aims to put the U of A at the lead in addressing profound growth of Spanish-speaking populations in our community, state and nation.
In Arkansas alone, there are now more than 60,000 Hispanic students in public schools and more than 9,000 at higher education institutions. This project has the potential to make Arkansas a model in Spanish language teaching through a research program that will harness widely dispersed data in hopes of shaping policy and symposia with public school teachers, university faculty and community leaders.
By building a more multilingual citizenry and workforce through improved language training, colleges and universities can bind communities together and better prepare native English speakers for vigorous participation in a globalized economy and energetic engagement in an increasingly diverse world culture.
Questions
Spanish Road Map Team – sroadmap@uark.edu
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