Richard Lambert is special editor of Vol. 532 of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on “Foreign Language Policy:An Agenda for Change.”

Language Planning around the World:Contexts and Systemic Change is published by the NFLC. Richard Lambert is the editor.

“National Strategic Planning in the Less Commonly Taught Languages,” an NFLC occasional paper, is published by Richard Brecht and A. Ronald Walton calling for a shift away from the almost exclusive focus on Western European languages in the nation’s schools to a new policy emphasizing the development of substantive capacity in less commonly taught languages.

The NFLC hosts a discussion forum to address foreign language planning and to examine how the United States can meet the growing requirements in this area. This forum resulted in an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, “Scaling the Language Barrier.”

“Expanding the Vision of Foreign Language Education:Enter the Less Commonly Taught Languages,” an NFLC occasional paper, is published by A. Ronald Walton to advocate a broadened focus for world language education in the United States.

“Foreign Language Planning in the United States,” an NFLC occasional paper, is published by Richard Lambert, arguing for more centralized policy-making decisions in US language education.

The National Security Education Act is passed. The National Security Education Program and Boren Fellowships are created to support students in the advanced study of critical languages and the National Security Education Program (NSEP) started operation.

Richard Lambert and Sarah J. Moore edit a special issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science entitled “Foreign Language in the Workplace.”

The National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages is established under the auspices of the NFLC with support from the Ford Foundation.

The first national Language Resource Centers are established under Title VI in response to the growing national need for expertise in foreign languages. These centers develop language curricula, conduct research into language instruction and learning, and provide teacher development training.