The Bush Administration just announced a substantial increase in funding for the study of foreign languages critical to national security, including Arabic and Chinese. “Much of the money reportedly will go to the Pentagon, to beef up language training at military schools,” said Elaine Korry on NPR’s Morning Edition, “but a big chunk of the funding should also flow to colleges and universities.”

As the demand for foreign language programs and instructors at universities becomes more important, so too will the demand for high quality foreign language texts and materials. Unlike any other publisher, the Yale University Press language program publishes materials in both commonly taught and less commonly taught languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Kurdish, Farsi (Persian), and—upcoming in Fall 2006—Urdu. Visit our World Languages site for more information.