What is The Language Flagship? And, why is it important…

1. StarTalk Conference PresentationChicago, IL – October 16-18Ed McDermottSenior Program ManagerThe Language Flagship

2. 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…

3. Background of The Language Flagship:From Concept to Program

4. Flagship Centers and Programs by Language:22 Domestic, 11 Overseas, 3 K-12 Pilot African Languages (Swahili and Yoruba) Howard University University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Ibadan, Nigeria* University of Zanzibar, Tanzania* Arabic Michigan State University Dearborn Public Schools K–12 Flagship Program University of Maryland, College Park University of Michigan Flagship Partner Program University of Oklahoma Flagship Partner Program University of Texas, Austin Alexandria University, Egypt* Damascus University, Syria* Central Eurasian Turkic Languages American Councils for International Education Chinese Arizona State University Flagship Partner Program Brigham Young University Indiana University Flagship Partner Program Ohio State University Ohio Public Schools K–12 Flagship Program San Francisco State University Flagship Partner Program University of Mississippi University of Oregon Chinese (cont’d) Portland Public Schools K–12 Flagship Program University of Rhode Island Flagship Partner Program Western Kentucky University Flagship Pilot Program Nanjing University, China* Qingdao University, China* Hindi/Urdu University of Texas, Austin Jaipur Hindi Center, India* Lucknow Urdu Center, India* Korean University of Hawai’i, Manoa Korea University, South Korea* Persian University of Maryland, College Park Tajik State National University, Tajikistan* Russian American Councils for International Education Bryn Mawr College Middlebury College Portland State University Flagship Partner Program University of California, Los Angeles University of Maryland, College Park Saint Petersburg State University, Russia*

5. Flagship Articulation Infrastructure: One Piece of the Foreign Language Pipeline K-12 Students:Absolute Beginners, Heritage, FLAP, StarTalk, et al. Pre-Collegiate Flagship Options Non-Flagship Undergraduate Program Domestic Undergraduate Flagship Domestic Graduate Flagship Domestic or Overseas Summer Intensive Flagship Full Year Undergraduate Overseas Flagship Direct Enrollment and Internship Full Year Graduate Overseas Flagship Direct Enrollment and Internship PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Flagship Certified Global Professionals

6. Building Curricular Infrastructure:Maximizing All Components Curriculum Development Institutionalizing Language Learning:New Faculty LinesNew Majors and MinorsNew Structures Proficiency-based Language Learning:Professional Proficiency Experiential Language Learning: Internships Service Learning Content-based Language Learning Students in all Majors Evidence-based Language Learning: Assessment Based TechnologicalInnovation: State of the Art Approaches

7. 2007 Undergraduate and Post-BA Enrollments by Language, n= 254

8. 2008 Undergraduate and Post-BA Enrollments by Language, n= 499

9. 2009 Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollments by Language, n= 754

10. 2008 Flagship GraduatesILR Proficiency Scores

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