Introduction
The American Psychological Association (APA 2002) defined culture as systems of principles and ideas and adopted values that affect language acquisition and educational systems as well as customs, social behavior and practices. APA defined multicultural diversity as a broad term that accommodate race, ethnicity, education, gender, disability and other cultural orientations. Each cultural orientation has unique social, educational and psychological issues and concerns.
Main body
Louisiana state community has seven main lines of heritage and parentage namely, French, Spanish (periods of colonization). There are African Americans, British, Irish, Italian and German (by immigration). According to US census, 2000, 9.2% of the total population of the 5 years and up speaks a foreign language other than English at home, 4.66% of Louisiana population of the age 5 years and up speaks French Language and 2.53% of the population of the same age group speak Spanish.
Recognizing this cultural diversity, the Louisiana administration created, by Act 409, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) in 1968. The purpose of CODOFIL is to do all possible effort needed to achieve development, operation, and conservation of the French language in Louisiana for all aspects of state benefit whether educational, enriching, profitable or tourist. Furthermore, Louisiana administration was the first state to authorize compulsory second language education in grades 4 to 8 in 1984. In 1997, Louisiana Department of Education published guidelines foreign language content standards. In this context, the activities of CODOFIL are educational (foreign language educational model in elementary schools), cultural to the French speaking Louisiana community (publishing house, tourist information centre, translation, and French dictionaries publishing) and strengthening Louisiana ties with the international Francophone community.
The research question can be one in the context and rationale of multicultural diversity as what is the role-played CODFIL in different settings, social, educational and cultural environment of the Louisiana community. The research to answer this question includes the following hypothesis, how to identify the importance of multicultural difference and capacity for physical response and how to utilize the concept of multicultural diversity in education. The answer to research question may also involve how important a conducting culture centred organization as CODFIL can develop ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds of a minority population in Louisiana.
Conclusion
The main function of CODFIL is to conserve and develop French language in the Louisiana multicultural community, in this context most of its activities are done in participation with many international French speaking universities and communities. Teachers from France, Belgium, and French Africa perform language teaching. Alternatively, the research question can be how this cultural diversity of supporting bodies and those who execute the policy reflect itself to the recipient community.