The CSU Consortium for the Strategic Language Initiative

1. The CSU Consortiumfor the Strategic Language Initiative CSU San Bernardino – Arabic CSU Long Beach – Mandarin CSU Los Angeles – Korean CSU Fullerton – Persian CSU Northridge – Russian SLI Director: KimOanh Nguyen-Lam, Ph.D. Language Faculty Program Specialists: Jutta Birmele, Ph.D. Frank Fata, Ph.D.

2. MISSION To contribute to the development of a national workforce of professionals who possess multilingual and cross-cultural competency, especially in languages where critical shortage exists.

3. GOALS • To increase the number of CSU graduates who possess advanced proficiency in selected languages • To create an effective language program model (or features) that could be replicated and expanded to other CSU campuses • To build partnerships with businesses, industries, and governmental offices that seek graduates with language skills To achieve program sustainability through continual successes

4. CSU San Bernardino Arabic

5. Opportunities: Southern CSU Consortium The Students: • 100,000+ students • most linguistically diverse population in the U.S. • large population of heritage speakers • various proficiency levels (upper intermediate and advanced) • different academic majors The Communities: • many heritage language communities near each campus location • vibrant ethnic/linguistic/cultural communities and businesses

6. Opportunities The CSUs • Broad range of language, cultural, international and area studies programs • Excellent academic programs in numerous disciplines potentially enhanced by language expertise • Innovative technology to increase/enhance language instruction capacity • Faculty who are native speakers of many languages including those currently selected • Existing collaborative partnerships • CSU academic programs and the heritage language communities • Between CSUs • CSUs – International/Study Abroad programs

7. Strengths • Strong commitment and shared vision at all levels of SCCSU: Chancellor’s Office, Consortium Leadership, individual campus leadership, language faculty and language communities. • More than 40 faculty and administrators are on board • Current funding to put in place needed infrastructure and pilot programs. • A determination to streamline intra-campus processes & procedures to allow for more seamless sharing of education resources • Plan to expand the Southern CSU Consortium into a CSU system wide Consortium

10. SLI Program – 3 Modules • Residential/Intensive Language Immersion(6-week during the First Summer) • Individualized Language Development(During the Academic Year) • Study Abroad Language Immersion(Second Summer) Summer 2008: (Cohort 1: Study Abroad Cohort 2: Intensive/ Residential Program)

11. Recruitment • Campus/faculty networks • Professional language teaching/learning associations • Community newspapers • Ethnic language media • Community language school networks • Other traditional campus outreach mechanisms

12. Selection • Heritage language speakers - intermediate-high level • Non-Heritage speakers - intermediate-low level (Persian program accepts novice levels) • Potential K-12 teacher candidates of strategic languages • Study majors: • All academic majors where language expertise is essential or offers vital enhancement • Teacher candidates

13. Summer Intensive 2007

14. Result of 6-week Immersion: 6 m. – 1 yr. language gain!

15. ACADEMIC YEAR 2007 - 2008 • SLI Program shared goals: • to connect language development to content in actual study majors • to continue to advance target language proficiency • Campus-specific strategies: • Content-based language independent study opportunities with selected faculty • Periodic intensive language week-end workshops • On-line advanced language courses • On-line mentoring

16. SUMMER 2008STUDY ABROAD • 6-week study abroad in target language country • One language faculty to accompany each language group • Opportunity to advance language proficiency through authentic language immersion experience tied to a community learning type project within host country • Collaboration between host university and SLI language program • All students will return with a portfolio/study report

17. FALL 2008CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE • SLI student culminating activity: presentation in target language of portfolio/study report • SLI student assessment: language proficiency and cross-cultural experience –ACTFL • SLI students receive counsel on careers across the broadest spectrum with relevance to the target language SLI banquet to recognize students, program faculty and staff - Wide dissemination of SLI results to other CSU and the public

18. 2007 SUMMER INTENSIVE Participant Survey • Quality of Instruction(instructors, coursework, content, technology, etc.) • Graduate Assistants • Excursions and other extra curricular activitiesand their impact on language development and acquisition • Dorm Life • Overall Assessment(Would recommend this program to others)

19. A: Instruction B: G.A. C: Excursion D: Dorm Life E: Overall Assessment

20. What’s next? • Strengthening our existing SLI programs • Adding new SLI Campuses and Languages • Outreach and collaborate with K-12, Community Colleges, heritage language schools & centers, and community-based organizations.

21. CSU Los Angeles - Korean 12 Students 7 Heritage 5 Non-Heritage Non-Residential Extended Day Program 2 Instructional Faculty Integration of language & cultural studies 3 Graduate Assistants Majors: Kinesiology, Public Health, Pschology, Sociology, International Studies, Biology, Theater, and Languages

22. CSU San Bernardino – Arabic Language Program’s Highlights The People • 19 Students … • 4 Instructional faculty … • 2 Calligraphy and dance experts … • 6 Mentors … • 50+ Language experts, administrators and support staff • Strong community involvement and support • The Organization • Fully residential • 100+ ethnic meals prepared (4,100+ servings) • Reception at start • Banquet in the end • Five daylong fieldtrips (12-18 hours each) • 20+ guest speakers • 10+ educational movies • OPI testing • Career opportunity counseling

23. Our Dedicated & Diverse Students • From 7 CSUs • 19 carefully selected (out of 75 applicants) • Ages: 19-53 • 8 men, 11 women • African Americans, Latino/Latinas, Asian, Caucasian & Other • Beliefs: Christians, Muslims, Jews, Bahai, Atheists • Pursuing 13 different academic degrees

24. CSU Fullerton - Persian 18 Students (chosen from 90 applicants) 8 Graduates 11 Undergrads 2 tracks: Beginners and Heritage Residential 2 Instructional Faculty 4 Graduate Assistants Integration of linguistics & ancient history studies Majors: Pre-med;International Relations - Islamic Studies - Global Economics - Near Eastern Lang. & Cultures - Business Admin/Accounting - Religious Studies/ Women's Studies - Arabic Studies – Communications - Middle Eastern Studies - Criminal Justice, 2007 - Political Science - Biology - Art History - Linguistics, Anthropology

25. Gender Diversity Chinese American (1) Cantonese (2) Vietnamese (2) Indonesian (1) African American (2) White (2) Iranian (1) Japanese (1) OUR MANDARIN LANGUAGE SLI STUDENTS

26. Academic Status Majors Anthropology Architecture Business Business administration Chinese Studies Economics History Hospitality Interior design International business OUR SLI STUDENTS