Make foreign language part of the required curriculum in your district, rather than an elective. Increase funding for K-8 programs, in addition to high school programs. If teacher shortages cannot be solved, investigate alternative delivery methods, such as distance learning, podcasts, and computer-assisted instruction (see, for example,  www.bsu.edu/academy/dl/index.htm, www.podcast.net/show/8715, www.calico.org). Understand research findings about foreign languages and student learning. Increase funding for study abroad for current and future teachers. Source: "What Do We and Our Students Need in Indiana?" - Recommendations of the Indiana Task Force on Foreign Language Learning (2006).