Continuing the Dialogue with Business - Metro Language Series

The success of the “2007 U.S. Language Summits” sparked The Language Flagship to initiate a new metropolitan-based series this year focused on the language skills needed by business and the role the business sector can play to advance language education in the United States. The “Metro Language Series” kicked off in the Spring of 2008 with concerted think tank sessions in San Francisco and Seattle, followed by sessions in the Fall in New York City and Washington, D.C.. Thirty-five representatives of small-, medium, and large-sized companies as well as organizations supporting business development in their region contributed their insights to these sessions. Participants brought a broad range of experience not only in terms of their responsibilities, but the breadth of industry sectors they represented. This included business people from research and product development; marketing and branding; international business development and sales; domestic workforce management; and human resources. Below please find the individual compilation of notes from each session.

Metro Language Series Notes

MetroLangSeries_SF_052908_NotesFinal.pdf
MetroLangSeries_Seattle_072208_NotesFinal.pdf
MetroLangSeries_NYC_092408_NotesFinal.pdf
MetroLangSeries_WashDC_101408_NotesFinal.pdf

Report - What Business Wants: Language Needs in the 21st Century
For those interested in the Metro Language Series, please contact Dr. Susan J. Duggan, Senior Strategist, The Language Flagship. E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it