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StarTalk Conference PresentationChicago, IL – October 16-18
Ed McDermottSenior Program ManagerThe Language Flagship
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• An Initiative – federal investment designed to create a strong pool of college graduates of all majors with certified professional critical language proficiency.
• A Program – to systematize high quality language learning opportunities with the expectation of success.
• An Approach – designed to change the way Americans learn languages.
• A Partnership – between government, business and academia.
• A Movement – through our 23 U.S. institutions and 11 overseas centers we have developed and are improving an articulated study and work experience.
• A Goal – to improve the expectations nationally for student outcomes in foreign language learning.
What is The Language Flagship?And, why is it important…
Background of The Language Flagship:From Concept to Program
Flagship Centers and Programs by Language:22 Domestic, 11 Overseas, 3 K-12 Pilot
African Languages (Swahili and Yoruba)Howard UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Ibadan, Nigeria*University of Zanzibar, Tanzania*
ArabicMichigan State University Dearborn Public Schools K–12 Flagship ProgramUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Michigan Flagship Partner ProgramUniversity of Oklahoma Flagship Partner ProgramUniversity of Texas, AustinAlexandria University, Egypt*Damascus University, Syria*
Central Eurasian Turkic LanguagesAmerican Councils for International Education
ChineseArizona State University Flagship Partner ProgramBrigham Young UniversityIndiana University Flagship Partner ProgramOhio State University Ohio Public Schools K–12 Flagship ProgramSan Francisco State University Flagship Partner ProgramUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Oregon
Chinese (cont’d) Portland Public Schools K–12 Flagship ProgramUniversity of Rhode Island Flagship Partner ProgramWestern Kentucky University Flagship Pilot ProgramNanjing University, China*Qingdao University, China*
Hindi/UrduUniversity of Texas, AustinJaipur Hindi Center, India*Lucknow Urdu Center, India*
KoreanUniversity of Hawai’i, ManoaKorea University, South Korea*
PersianUniversity of Maryland, College ParkTajik State National University, Tajikistan*
Russian American Councils for International EducationBryn Mawr CollegeMiddlebury CollegePortland State University Flagship Partner ProgramUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of Maryland, College ParkSaint Petersburg State University, Russia*
Flagship Articulation Infrastructure: One Piece of the Foreign Language Pipeline
Full Year UndergraduateOverseas Flagship
Direct Enrollment and Internship
Pre-Collegiate Flagship Options
K-12 Students:Absolute Beginners, Heritage, FLAP, StarTalk, et al.
Domestic or OverseasSummer Intensive Flagship
Domestic Undergraduate Flagship
Full Year GraduateOverseas Flagship
Direct Enrollment and Internship
Non-Flagship Undergraduate Program
Domestic Graduate Flagship
PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYFlagship Certified Global Professionals
Curriculum
Development
Institutionalizing Language Learning:
New Faculty LinesNew Majors and Minors
New Structures
Proficiency-based Language Learning:
Professional Proficiency
Experiential Language Learning:
InternshipsService Learning
Content-based Language LearningStudents in all Majors
Evidence-based Language Learning:
Assessment Based
TechnologicalInnovation:
State of the Art Approaches
Building Curricular Infrastructure:Maximizing All Components
2007 Undergraduate and Post-BAEnrollments by Language, n= 254
African0
Persian7
Korean27Hindi/Urdu
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Eurasian Languages31
Arabic63
Chinese96
2008 Undergraduate and Post-BAEnrollments by Language, n= 499
African0
Persian21
Korean33
Hindi/Urdu25
Eurasian31
Arabic99
Chinese129
2009 Undergraduate and GraduateEnrollments by Language, n= 754
Chinese243
Arabic227
Eurasian130
Hindi/Urdu27
Korean46
Persian38
African40
2008 Flagship GraduatesILR Proficiency Scores
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