World Languages and the Global Workforce a State Overview
Subject Area
Second Language Acquisition
Abstract
My name is Mr. Patrick Wallace and I currently serve as the Program Specialist for World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives with the Georgia Department of Education. I presented at the conference last year as well. I would like to share a state of the state of World Language Education in Georgia k-12. I will give an overview of the major programs underway in the state of Georgia with regards to world language education, including information on Georgia's new Seal of Biliteracy, the International Skills Diploma Seal Program, the Dual Language Immersion Initiative, the GaDOE World Language University/College Advisory Board and numerous other programs. I will also discuss the tie in between languages and the workforce in K-12 language education and the business community both domestic and international in Georgia.
Brief Bio Note
I am a former German teacher of 22 years in Georgia. I hold a Bachelor's in Arts from Georgia Southern University with a double major in History and German and a Master's in Education with an emphasis in German. I also studied on a Fulbright Scholarship from GSU at the University of Vienna in Austria. (first student to do so from GSU) I am a two time teacher of the year, published poet and author and all around language advocate at all levels and in all languages.
Keywords
World Languages and Workforce Education in Georgia K-12
Location
Room 217
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
4-6-2018 9:35 AM
Embargo
9-27-2017
Recommended Citation
Wallace, Patrick 6518373, "World Languages and the Global Workforce a State Overview" (2018). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 64.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2018/2018/64
World Languages and the Global Workforce a State Overview
Room 217
My name is Mr. Patrick Wallace and I currently serve as the Program Specialist for World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives with the Georgia Department of Education. I presented at the conference last year as well. I would like to share a state of the state of World Language Education in Georgia k-12. I will give an overview of the major programs underway in the state of Georgia with regards to world language education, including information on Georgia's new Seal of Biliteracy, the International Skills Diploma Seal Program, the Dual Language Immersion Initiative, the GaDOE World Language University/College Advisory Board and numerous other programs. I will also discuss the tie in between languages and the workforce in K-12 language education and the business community both domestic and international in Georgia.
