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Languages in a Flat World

Languages in a Flat World. December 2007 Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Saddleback College Craig Justice, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Irvine Valley College. Why languages in a flat world?. Linguistic diversity is in danger

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Languages in a Flat World

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  1. Languages in a Flat World December 2007 Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Saddleback College Craig Justice, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Irvine Valley College

  2. Why languages in a flat world? • Linguistic diversity is in danger • UNESCO has concluded that by 2050 more than half of the world’s languages could be extinct • Globalization has led to the realization that people would be better off speaking the same language, whether it is English, Spanish, Chinese, or any language • World will be closer together • Access to the same information • Less room for misunderstandings

  3. The continued spread of English today is a consequence of and a contributor to globalization. • Growth in international trade and multinational corporations • The ever widening reach of American mass media • The expanding electronic network created by the Internet • The linguistic impact of American songs, dress, food, sports, and recreation • Growth in the study of English overseas • Swelling number of students who go abroad to study in English speaking countries • More than half of foreign students enrolled in 6 English mother-tongue countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the USA

  4. A Genuinely Global Language • The Inner Circle: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland • The Outer Circle: Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia • The Expanding Circle: China, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, USSR, Zimbabwe

  5. International Languages • International Languages • 6700 languages according to UNESCO • 21 countries with Spanish as official language • 1.12 billion speakers of Mandarin Chinese • France spends hundreds of millions of Euros to support French language and culture world wide • Muslim organizations spend millions of dollars to promote Arabic • Germany fund 78 Goethe Institutes worldwide to promote German • Singapore has a “Speak Mandarin only” campaign • The future of non English languages will essentially rest with the growth of intimate local connections and regionalization

  6. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College FTES Fall 2004-2006 Spanish generates the highest number of FTES among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

  7. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Number of Sections Offered Fall 2004-2006 Spanish offers the most sections among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

  8. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Enrollment Fall 2004-2006 Spanish has highest enrollment among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

  9. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Success Rate Fall 2004-2006 The overall success rate is almost 70% in the three year span. Arabic, Japanese and Spanish have high success rates.

  10. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Retention Rate Fall 2004-2006 Overall the retention rate for foreign languages is approximately 88%. Chinese and Hebrew have high retention rates.

  11. American Sign LanguageSaddleback College American Sign Language continues to have strong enrollments each year.

  12. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College FTES Fall 2004-2006 Overall FTES growth in the foreign languages have grown over the past 3 falls semesters. Spanish generates the largest number of FTES at Irvine Valley College.

  13. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College Number of Sections Offered Fall 2004-2006 Spanish offers the most sections at Irvine Valley College.

  14. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College Enrollment Fall 2004-2006 Enrollment has grown in foreign languages over the past 3 semesters. Spanish enrollment has dropped slightly and Japanese has increased from Fall 04 to Fall 06.

  15. Foreign Languages Offered at our satellite campus Advanced Technology & Education Park (ATEP) Fall 2007 & Spring 2008 7 Sections of Foreign Language offered at ATEP: • Chinese 1 • French 1A • Japanese 1 • Korean – Introduction to Korean Culture • Persian 2 • Spanish 1 and 1A

  16. Opportunities and Challengesfor SOCCCDDiscussion Topics • English, the Killer Language • Teaching Partnerships with foreign countries • Prepare foreign students to attend US universities and colleges • Agreements with foreign universities • Teacher exchange • Promote Foreign Language • Continue Study abroad • Understanding of foreign cultures through student/faculty exchange • Promote regional languages (Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean)

  17. SOCCCDan International Community • 482 students on F-1 Visa from 48 countries • Saddleback College – 162 students from 38 countries (68% from Japan, China, Taiwan & Korea) • Irvine Valley College – 320 students from 37 countries (57% from Korea, Japan, Taiwan & China) • About 75 different languages spoken from Quechua to Swahili • Students come from Australia to Yugoslavia and all 6 continents

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