In many countries, however, lack of government support, or a shortage of foreign aid, has hindered the achievement of language-teaching goals. The connective underlined in the excerpt is replaced correctly with no alteration of meaning in
Henceforth, in many countries lack of government support, or a shortage of foreign aid, has hindered the achievement of languageteaching goals.
Furthermore, in many countries, lack of government support, or a shortage of foreign aid, has hindered the achievement of languageteaching goals, also.
Notwithstanding, in many countries, lack of government support, or a shortage of foreign aid, has hindered the achievement of languageteaching goals.
Thus, in many countries lack of government support, or a shortage of foreign aid, has hindered the achievement of language-teaching goals.