Second in a two-part series, this article focuses on the internationalization of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program. Once exclusively American, the AP program has expanded to 100 countries. Includes information about the expansion of the AP Program abroad, the AP International Language examination, and AP international professional development…

The current situation of foreign language education at all educational levels in the United States, is examined with emphasis on new developments in instruction, testing, and program design. In a section titled "The Foreign Language Crisis," the combination of declining foreign language enrollment and increasing need for language skills…