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Creating Global Professionals

Creating Global Professionals. Dr. Wayne He and Dr. Wen Xiong NECLTA Inauguration Conference, Tufts University, Boston, Oct. 6, 2012. The Aim of The Language Flagship Program. Transform language education in the U.S. Raise the bar of language learning Prepare global professionals

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Creating Global Professionals

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  1. Creating Global Professionals Dr. Wayne He and Dr. Wen Xiong NECLTA Inauguration Conference, Tufts University, Boston, Oct. 6, 2012

  2. The Aim of The Language Flagship Program • Transform language education in the U.S. • Raise the bar of language learning • Prepare global professionals • Evaluate the outcome in the real world

  3. Implications – For Students • Competitive in their discipline • Global standards • Global Teaming • Mobility • Flexibility • Intercultural sensitivity • Cross-cultural communication • Language skills

  4. URI Flagship • Open to all majors • Focus on students planning for professional careers in engineering and business in cooperation with URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP) and International Business Program (IBP)

  5. Faculty and Staff • Faculty Administrators Dr. Wayne He AssociateProfessor Dr. Wen Xiong AssistantProfessor Dr. Rui Ma Lecturer Ms. I-Ling Hsu Lecturer Director: Dr. Wayne He Associate Director: Dr. Wen Xiong Coordinator: Ms. Erin Papa

  6. Chinese Major • Approved in June 2011. • Courses offered across 5 years. • Dual degree with BA in Chinese • Chinese IEP & IBP • Chinese Flagship • Working with engineering & business professors to offer content courses in CHN

  7. Chinese Major Requirement • The University of Rhode Island offers a major and a minor in Mandarin Chinese Language. In order to complete the B.A., students must complete at least 30 credits total in Chinese (excluding CHN 101/111 and 102/112). Students must complete six credits in Chinese literature and civilization, at least three of which must be taken at 400 level, and must complete one additional 400-level Chinese course.

  8. In addition, students must also take six credits in Chinese/Asian history, Chinese/Asian politics or Chinese/Asian philosophy offered through other departments in English. Students must choose these six credits from the courses listed below, which can be counted towards the General Education requirement, or from other courses on Chinese culture and civilization as approved by the program director. http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/chinese/index.html

  9. Selection • We look for • Language proficiency • Class performance • Motivation and commitment • Career aspirations

  10. URI Flagship Students

  11. Flagship Student Roadmap • Pre-Flagship • Phase I – 1st/2nd Year Students • Below Intermediate Mid • Phase II – 2nd/3rd Year Students • Intermediate Mid-High • Phase III – 3rd/4th Year Students • Min. Advanced Low • Pre-Capstone Phase • Capstone Year

  12. Flagship Curriculum

  13. Student Roadmap

  14. Student Advising System Each student matched with advisor – Wayne, Wen, Erin Meet once/month Self-reflection sheet & discussion

  15. Curriculum • Winter Immersion • 2 weeks before the spring semester • URI Chinese Summer School • 4 weeks at URI & 4 weeks at Zhejiang U. • 8 weeks at Ocean University of China • Workshops • One-to-one or group tutoring

  16. Is the learner well prepared? According to the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), in order to reach ILR 3: General Professional Proficiency, • The learner of Chinese language will spend 2200 hours, plus the second year in-country • In contrast, the learner of Spanish, French or Italian needs only 570-600

  17. Flagship learning community • Chinese Language Wing at IEP and TI houses • Individual and group tutoring hours • Designated Workshops: pronunciation & conversation; extensive reading; vocabulary test

  18. Tracking and Assessment 1. Advising with Flagship Students (Directors, Coordinator, and instructors) 2. Proficiency tests • CATRC 2x per year • OPI or OPIc 1x per year • American Council’s on-line reading and listening test

  19. Capstone Year First semester: • Direct enrollment at Nanjing University • Two Flagship required advanced language courses • 2-3 courses in student’s major • Second semester: • Internship in a Chinese agency/company

  20. The First Cohort of Capstone Students from URI • Chen, Hui 陈惠 • Majors: Accounting and Chinese • Classes taken at Nanjing University • 跨国公司财务– multinational finance • 消费研究– Consumer research • 书法基础– Basic Chinese Calligraphy • 实习：立信会计事务所- Interned at BDO China Shu Lun Pan located in Shanghai • “The capstone year was amazing and great experience. It was a real life experience about China that occurs in China not just stories that are being told by others. I learned a lot more in that year than years spend in class in the US. ”

  21. Kaylen Duarte杜爱伦 • Majors: Journalism, Chinese • Nanjing Courses: (1) "Topics in Journalism Interviews"; (2) "Contemporary Chinese Government and Politics" • Internships: (1) Jiangsu Sailian IT Industry Institute Union; (2) Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation江苏赛联信息产业研究所， 江苏广播集团 • "The Flagship capstone year can be whatever you want it to be, and that's what makes it unforgettable. In China, I sang in a televised talent competition, climbed Yellow Mountain, became the first foreigner to visit a remote village, and found a dear friend whom I miss every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that the capstone year changed my life. I am a different person now for having lived in China--and a better person, too, I think."

  22. Ai Chang Guo 郭爱嫦 Major: Fashion Merchandising and Chinese 服装营销和中文 • Courses taken in Nanjing: 在南京上的课 • Organizational Behavior 组织行为学 • Consumer Research 消费研究 • Chinese Calligraphy 书法 • 实习Interned in Shanghai at an e-commerce company called 51Yugou.com 稀品（上海）信息科技有限公司 • “I’ve been to China a few times, but my capstone year was an eye-opening experience. I’ve learned a lot more about the culture by living like a local Chinese person. I am glad we had to live off campus because you learn a whole new set of skills.”

  23. What Can We Do? • Recruit students with Chinese language background • K-12 Chinese language programs • Heritage learners • Chinese weekend schools • Highschoolgraduateswithexcellentacademicperformanceandstronginterestinforeignlanguage

  24. Successfully recruited • Alyssa from Sharon High,MA • Studied Chinese Grades 6-12 • Pre-freshman summer: 4 wks. Hangzhou Joined Flagship at Advanced Low level • Freshman: CHN 305-306, Summer in China • Sophomore: CHN 401-402, Summer China or internship • Junior: CHN 421-422, Summer internship • 4th Year: Nanjing U. & Internship • 5th Year: URI CHN project

  25. Successfully recruited • Jessica from NY – Heritage learner • Studied Chinese at weekend school Joined Flagship at Intermediate High level • Freshman: CHN 205-206, Summer in China • Sophomore: CHN 305-306, Summer China • Junior: CHN 421-422, Summer internship • 4th Year: Nanjing U. & Internship • 5th Year: URI CHN project

  26. What can the Flagship program do? 1. Provide curricular support 2. Provide professional development opportunities 3. Provide support for events and activities 4. Provide the next step for students to continue their study of Chinese Brainstorm: What else can we do for you?

  27. Confucius Institute Chinese Language Flagship Program Center for Chinese Language & Culture Chinese B.A. Program Chinese Summer School Chinese Teacher Certification Program Rhode Island K-12 Chinese Language Consortium

  28. K-16 Pipeline • Chinese Teacher Certification Program • Partnership with URI School of Education • Agreement with Minzu University, China • RIInstituteofChineseStudiesforHighSchoolStudents

  29. K-16 Pipeline • K-12 Consortium • 3 Year Plan • Year 1: Establish After School Programs • Year 2: • Maintain After School Programs • Develop Chinese as Part of World Language Curriculum • Year 3: Self-Sustained Chinese Language Programs

  30. 谢谢! Thank you! Questions?

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