| 词条 | Tennessee Foreign Language Institute |
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| name = Tennessee Foreign Language Institute | former name = | bgcolor = | fgcolor = | image = | image_border = | size = | alt = | caption = | map = | msize = | malt = | mcaption = | map2 = | abbreviation = | motto = | predecessor = | successor = | formation = 1986 | extinction = | type = Governmental | status = | purpose = Teaching and learning of languages | headquarters = | location = Nashville, Tennessee | coords = {{coord|36.19317|-86.795425}} | region_served = | membership = | language = | general = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | affiliations = | budget = | num_staff = | num_volunteers = | website = {{url|http://tfli.org/}} | remarks = }} The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute (TFLI) is an agency of the State of Tennessee that provides language classes, language teacher training and certification, and interpretation and translation services. TFLI was created by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1986 to promote the learning and teaching of foreign languages.[1] [2] It is the only state-government-supported organization of its kind.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} TFLI, which is located in Nashville, has four major departments: English as a Second Language, Foreign Languages, Curriculum and Training, and Interpretation and Translation Services. GovernanceThe legislation that established TFLI (Tennessee Code Annotated 49-50-1303) called for its governing board to consist of the state commissioners of economic and community development and tourist development or their designees; the commissioner of education; the chancellor of the state university and community college system or a designee; the President of the University of Tennessee or a designee; the executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission; and three other persons appointed by the Governor. PurposeThe official goals of the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute can be found in the legislative mandate in the Tennessee Code Annotated. The legislation outlines the purposes of TFLI, "which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
FinancesFees for services are a major source of funding for TFLI. State appropriations, which totaled $349,100 in 2009-10, provide about 20% of its budget. Additional funds come from grants and donations.[3] Sources
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov/sos/bluebook/07-08/16-EducationPrograms.pdf |title=Education-Related Programs |work=Tennessee Blue Book 2007-2008| page=188}} 2. ^Title 49 Education Chapter 50 Miscellaneous Part 13 Tennessee Foreign Language InstituteTenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1301 (2011)49-50-1301. Establishment. There is established a Tennessee Foreign Language Institute.HISTORY: Acts 1986, ch. 801, § 1. Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1301 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://tfli.org/images/Documents/tflifundingsources.pdf |title=How is TFLI Funded? |publisher=Tennessee Foreign Language Institute |accessdate=March 28, 2013}} External links
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