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Informational Brochures

The Center for Applied Linguistics has created this series of informational brochures to make it easier to advocate for language learning.

You can download these brochures for free or purchase them in quantity for a nominal fee to cover shipping and handling.

Visit the CAL Store to order print copies.

Why Start and Maintain an SNS Program?
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and the Center for Applied Linguistics
Use this brochure to advocate for a Spanish for Native Speakers program in your school or district, start one, or improve one already in place. The brochure can be used with school board members, school and district administrators, Spanish teachers, and parents of Spanish-speaking students.

Working Together to Build a Multilingual Society
Center for Applied Linguistics
This brochure offers tips for parents, teachers, school administrators, and policymakers to help establish or improve a multilingual environment in homes and schools. Doing so not only addresses American security and economic needs, but also creates opportunties for Americans, both at home and abroad.

Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?
Center for Applied Linguistics
This brochure helps parents and schools become aware of the benefits of helping children learn a second language at an early age. It can be used with school boards, parents, and school and district staff to advocate for new or improved early foreign language programs.