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April 6, 2008 UCLA

Expanding Foreign Language Education. STARTALK Experiences. April 6, 2008 UCLA. Scope of Presentation. Differences between training K-12 and post secondary instructors Ingredients of implementing a summer program Building on 2007 experience.

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April 6, 2008 UCLA

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  1. Expanding Foreign Language Education STARTALK Experiences April 6, 2008 UCLA

  2. Scope of Presentation • Differences between training K-12 and post secondary instructors • Ingredients of implementing a summer program • Building on 2007 experience

  3. “Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many people around the world STILL speak in foreign languages.” Dave Barry

  4. Quick Arabic Lesson • Lesson One: Walk into Starbucksand say:“One café mocha with sugar.” • Congratulations, you havesuccessfully acquired threewords of Arabic vocabulary! • kahvé / qahwa, mukha and sukkar Making instruction relevant

  5. Differences between training K-12 and post secondary instructors

  6. Foreign languages in High Schools • About 42% of high school students enroll in foreign languages. • Of those students enrolled in a foreign language class • 64.3% Spanish • 22.1% French • 6.5% German • 3.7% Latin • 0.87% Italian • 0.84% Japanese • 1.69% other languages Source 1996: BNet a CNet site. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2248/is_149_38/ai_103381767/pg_1

  7. High School Foreign Language educatorsneed to address the following questions: • K-12 has to conform to standards-based instruction • Certification and Training • Why do students choose to take a particular language? • Easy? • Career opportunities? • Recognize that their language is among LCTL: • Need outreach to community • $ Funding

  8. Foreign languages in Colleges • About 1.5 million college studentsenroll in foreign languages. • Of those students enrolled in a foreignlanguage class • 823,000 Spanish • 206,000 French • 52,000 Chinese • 24,000 Arabic (11,000 in 2002) Source 2007 Modern Language Association (MLA)

  9. Issues to consider for College Studentsof Foreign Languages • Retention at higher levels • e.g. In Arabic 11% of enrollments were in advanced courses(25% Portuguese & 27% Russian) • Creative curriculum development • Mixed language learners Source 2007 Modern Language Association (MLA)

  10. Ingredients of a successful program • Motivation/Passion/Mission • Right People • Teacher / Expert • Coordination / Support / Logistics • Technology • Defining a specific program objectivee.g. Increasing teacher capacity • Marketing/Promotion • Team Management • Patience/Compassion

  11. Ingredients of a successful program • Automation: • “If you apply automation to an inefficient process you only compound the inefficiency” • 2007 program • Daily Student Feedback

  12. Daily Evaluation

  13. Building on 2007 • 2008 program • Online Application Process • Online Training Segment • Online Assessment • Student / Teacher Collaborative instruction with CSUSB

  14. Center for Languages, Arts & Societies of the Silk Road A HADI Project

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