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critical languages for the United States  

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  • What is most problematic about defining critical languages for any government or nation is the range of stakeholders involved—academic, governmental, private sector, and others. This entry focuses on how the U.S. government has set standards for what its various components consider to be the most critical language needs for the near future until 2015. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Critical Languages for the United States]

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