Implications of Language Education Policies for Language Study in Schools and Universities.

comprehensive view of what ultimately counts-a view that we require in order to gauge the societal impact of such givens on language learning, teaching, and use. That is the point Ana Roca of Florida International University makes in her comments that focus quite deliberately on the important role of Spanish, Spanish heritage language users, and learners. Like McGroarty, she pleads for a sophisticated awareness of the relationship between societal factors and all language learning, one that would, ultimately, lead to more open, more valuing, and more supportive attitudes regarding language study. Based on extensive experience both in the K-12 environment, and more recently, in LP development on the national level, Mimi Met of the National Foreign Language Center adds even more color to the already bewildering tapestry of educational policy setting. Importantly, she ends with a modest proposal that would combine what she refers to as the best of the current universalist system while adding a selective system that would serve a limited number of students who would choose