Check out these compelling reasons to
consider a career as a language teacher!

Show your students these public service announcements!

[made available by the New Visions in Action project]

"Open up your world... Teach a Language...
Share a Culture... Shape the World"

Print out this free downloadable bookmark and give it to a student who may be considering a career in language teaching.

Download a single copy of the bookmark Download the file with 4 bookmarks on the page - for reproduction and distribution to your students. Bookmark Text: A career as a language teacher will bring you: Opportunity to broaden students' perspective and understanding of the world Significant benefits packages and job security Ongoing professional development and “on the job” training Language-related travel with students or on your own to increase your language proficiency And lots more! Discover Language Teaching at www.DiscoverLanguages.org

Are you interested in becoming a language teacher at the K-12 level?

Interested in finding out state certification requirements?  Go to the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages website and check out the criteria at each state department of education.  http://www.ncssfl.org/links/index.php?links_index

Or go to state report section and select a state and see the link to state certification requirements at http://www.ncssfl.org/reports2/index.php?reports_index

More information and resources:

• Project CAFE
• New Visions Teacher Recruitment Issues Paper on this topic by Paul A. García and Sheri Spaine Long
• "Visions" of K-12 Foreign Language Teacher Recruitment in Higher Education, an article by Sheri Spaine Long
• New $20 million loan-forgiveness program to encourage Stanford graduates to become K-12 teachers

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