[aisle] Foreign Language collection

[Katie Pausch]

As a former language teacher, “World Languages” is generally the preferred
term, as it’s inclusive and recognizes that people who are American and/or
born in the US might speak languages other than English, and the terms
“foreign” or “international” don’t accurately reflect that reality.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 11:24 Meredith Riddle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> How about world languages? Many high school departments use this
> terminology, and I think I’ve seen the term in ISBE documents as well. I’m
> curious to hear other suggestions.
>
> On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Amy Webb via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to rename our "foreign language" collection.  If you have a
>> collection of books in languages other than English, what do you name that
>> section?  We have about 20 languages represented in that particular
>> section, so I can't label it by a specific language (ex: Spanish
>> collection).  I'm considering "International language" collection, but
>> would love other ideas.  Thank you for your ideas!
>>
>> --
>> Amy Webb (she/her/hers)
>> Librarian, King Elementary School
>> 1108 Fairview Ave.
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1108+Fairview+Ave.+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Urbana, IL 61801
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1108+Fairview+Ave.+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g>
>> aswebb at usd116.org
>>
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