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STARTALK & Heritage Languages in the United States 2010 ACTFL Shuhan Wang, PhD

STARTALK & Heritage Languages in the United States 2010 ACTFL Shuhan Wang, PhD Co-Principal Investigator, STARTALK November 20, 2010. STARTALK. Part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI)

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STARTALK & Heritage Languages in the United States 2010 ACTFL Shuhan Wang, PhD

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  1. STARTALK & Heritage Languages in the United States 2010 ACTFL Shuhan Wang, PhD Co-Principal Investigator, STARTALK November 20, 2010

  2. STARTALK Part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Summer programs for students and teachers in critical languages Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu Will continue through 2013

  3. 2010: 134 Programs

  4. 2010 Enrollments

  5. STARTALK Students

  6. Who are STARTALK teacher trainees? 2009 Data 19% list English as their native language 91% were born outside the US 51% were over the age of 40 86% are female 53% had advanced degrees in different fields (48% have a master’s degree) 20% certified to teach the language; 54% plan to become certified

  7. What did instructors/teacher trainees want? • More time to prep classroom • More information on standards • Background on US student culture • Differentiated classrooms • Assessment • Culture • Technology

  8. STARTALK as Resources: 2011 • 10 Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, and Portuguese. • Funding is expected to increase slightly.

  9. Teacher Development Materials Collection • 10 Teacher Training Videos • 12 Multimedia Teacher Workshops • Collection of Curriculum Plans and Resources • Online Curriculum Guide • Resource Lists • Fieldtrip Paper and Guide

  10. Consortium of National Language Program Databases • Funded under STARTALK • NFLC collaborates with the Center for Applied Linguistics to build the specifications of the database • Invite partnering networks that collect databases, particularly heritage language groups

  11. http://www.startalk.umd.edu Shuhan Wang swang@nflc.org

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