STARTALK 2007 Summer Program Information
2007 Arabic Student Programs
Arlington Public Schools
Two courses will be offered: one exploratory, and one maintenance and enrichment for those who have completed Arabic I, helping to expand, enhance, and support the existing courses offered during the school year.
Beloit College
Beloit will provide talented high school students the opportunity to complete a year's worth of Arabic language training in nine weeks.
Brigham Young University
Twelve high school students will complete the equivalent of BYU's Arabic 101 course, reaching at least Intermediate Low proficiency in speaking and reading Arabic.
Charlestown High School
We look forward to welcoming forty students to our summer enrichment program for five weeks of intensive language learning and cultural experience. Ahlan wasahlan!
Chicago Public Schools, Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
20 students currently enrolled in High School Arabic Level 1 will continue studies via a 4-week intensive summer program in a university setting in preparation for Arabic Level 2.
Concordia Language Villages
Two- and four-week scholarships are available for 40 high school students to participate in the Arabic Language Village. Both Programs are cultural- and language-immersion settings for beginning to advanced speakers.
Howard Community College
Thirty high school students will be taught Modern Standard Arabic through a variety of techniques to develop skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading and will receive 8 college credits for the 8-week program.
OneWorld Now!
An intensive 2-week summer language camp in Modern Standard Arabic will be organized for Seattle Public School Students.
2007 Chinese Student Programs
ACTFL/CLASS
Oral and written proficiency / cultural knowledge will progress significantly after an intensive four-week instructional program as measured by pre-and post-interviews and written tests.
Arlington Public Schools
Two courses will be offered: one exploratory and one maintenance and enrichment for those who have completed Chinese I, helping to expand, enhance, and support the existing courses offered during the school year.
Beloit College
Beloit will provide talented high school students the opportunity to complete a year's worth of Chinese language training in nine weeks.
Brigham Young University
Twelve high school students will complete the equivalent of BYU's Chinese 101 course, reaching at least Intermediate Low proficiency in speaking and reading Chinese.
Bryant University
This program is a Chinese language summer camp that includes two weeks of language studies where participating American students and teachers are paired with visiting Chinese high school students and teachers.
Chicago Public Schools, Chinese Language Institute (CLI)
The SLI program creates an opportunity for 20 students currently enrolled in high school Chinese Level 3 to continue their linguistic and cultural studies during Summer 2007 in a university setting in preparation for AP / Chinese Level 4.
China Institute
The Chinese Summer Immersion Academy at China Institute will offer a head start in Chinese to 20 selected New York metro-area high school students with no prior Chinese language background. The Academy will take place from 9:30-3:30, 5 days a week. Equivalent to one semester of high school Chinese, it will emphasize oral commmunication while also introducing learners to Chinese reading and writing, and to the richness of Chinese culture.
Concordia Language Villages
Two- and four-week scholarships are available for 40 high school students to participate in the Chinese Language Village. Both Programs are cultural- and language-immersion settings for beginning to advanced speakers.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Campus (ERAU)
Three college credits will be offered to high school juniors and seniors in beginning Mandarin Chinese.
University of Hawaii
Sixty high school students with no previous experience in Chinese will learn Mandarin Chinese through total immersion in a sports camp where Chinese martial arts and ping-pong will be taught in Mandarin Chinese by People's Republic of China national-level champions in the sports.
Howard Community College
Thirty high school students will be taught Mandarin Chinese (simplified) through a variety of techniques to develop skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading and will receive 8 college credits for the 8-week program.
Hunter College
Students (50-60) will complete an equivalent of one year of beginning Chinese in a Chinese-only environment.
University of Mississippi
The project will provide thirty rising high school juniors and seniors in North Mississippi and contiguous areas with four weeks of intensive instruction in Chinese on the campus of the University of Mississippi during the summer of 2007.
OneWorld Now!
An intensive 2-week summer language camp in Chinese 1 is offered for 100 Seattle Public School students.
University of Pennsylvania
Two levels of Beginning Chinese (I and II) is offered to high school students with encouragement that they participate in further study of Chinese language and culture.
Rutgers University, Rutgers Language Institute
Program will enhance high school students' language proficiency, gaining insight into cultural perspectives of the society through experiences with the products and practices of the Chinese people.
Southern California Council of Chinese Schools
Program will provide 320 students with a global vision and sensitivity to foreign cultures as well as enhancing Chinese language competency and generating a lifelong interest in learning Chinese.
Stanford University's California Foreign Language Project
This project offers an accelerated program for 30 students in Mandarin Chinese language and culture with opportunities to expand their learning beyond formal instruction.
2007 Arabic teacher programs
Brigham Young University
Three apprentice teachers will work closely with a master teacher over the length of the program while twelve high school students complete the equivalent of BYU's Arabic 101 course. A three-day seminar will be held for at least seven other teachers.
Chicago Public Schools, Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The TPD program provides a four-week pedagogy-based professional development for teachers of Arabic language to introduce traditional and contemporary considerations for effective curriculum planning, design and development as applied to teaching Arabic in the U.S.
Concordia Language Villages
A cohort of 20 Arabic teachers will gather from across the United States for a two-week course that links the best practices in second language education with the innovative immersion techniques used at Concordia Language Villages for over 45 years. Teachers will earn four semester hours of graduate credit through Concordia College. Program participants will have the opportunity to both observe and interact with students and staff at the Arabic Language Village.
George Washington University, National Capital Language Resource Center
Conducted in Arabic by Iman Hashem, California State University, Long Beach, and Muhammad Eissa, Ph.D., University of Chicago. In this five-day intensive institute participants will learn how to design instruction for Arabic K-12 students which incorporates ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the National Standards for Arabic. Participants will be guided in preparing student-centered, standards-based instruction for their classrooms.
George Washington University, National Capital Language Resource Center
A Hands-On Workshop Conducted in Arabic by Mahmoud Al-Batal, University of Texas and Martha Schulte-Nafeh, University of Arizona. Through demonstrations, video, discussion, and interactive activities, participants will experience the methods of learner-centered, proficiency-based instruction. The presenters will demonstrate best practices by micro-teaching with small groups of university students, and participants will practice learner-centered instruction with coaching and feedback from the presenters.
George Washington University, National Capital Language Resource Center
Conducted in English and Arabic by Iman Hashem, California State University, Dr. Muhammad Eissa, University of Chicago, and Dr. Christine Brown, Glastonbury Public Schools. The goal of this institute is to provide guidelines and frameworks for curriculum development and specifically to assist teachers develop standards-based curricula, units and lesson plans for Arabic for their schools, programs, or districts. The institute will give participants the opportunity to share their ideas, frustrations, and solutions with each other under the guidance of expert curriculum developers experienced in Arabic language curriculum development at a variety of levels and for various ages.
Human Assistance & Development International (HADI)
Major goals are to enhance and promote the quality of teaching of the Arabic language in the U.S. with superior training and professional development, thereby increasing the number of qualified Arabic language educators.
Michigan State University
Workshop for teachers interested in a collaborative environment to learn about the latest developments in the field of Arabic language teaching.
Middlebury College, Sunderland Language Center
Ten Arabic teachers will be enrolled in a two-week intensive immersion workshop during the Middlebury Language Schools' summer 2007 session.
Northern Kentucky University, NKU Research Foundation
This program consists of a seven-week intensive summer institute for alternative certification for teachers of Arabic. Also, there is also a free workshop on Arabic teaching at end of June or early July.
Northern Virginia Community College
A summer institute of four full-day sessions studying technology and language pedagogy for up to ten teachers of Arabic.
Occidental College
Fifteen participants will design an interpretive task that reflects the Arab culture and their students' proficiency levels. They will also select authentic texts and learn to scaffold activities to deploy them into a teaching unit.
Seattle Public Schools
A teacher certification program enabling teachers of Arabic to quality for conditional teacher certificates in Washington State and to continue on the path to full Arabic teacher certification.
2007 Chinese teacher programs
ACTFL/CLASS
The two-week intensive training program will equip teachers of Chinese to develop standards-based instructional units, assess students' linguistic competence and to deliver such instruction in the classroom.
Brigham Young University
Three apprentice teachers will work closely with a master teacher over the length of the program while twelve high school students complete the equivalent of BYU's Chinese 101 course. A three-day seminar will be held for at least seven other teachers.
Bryant University
This program is a Chinese language summer camp that includes two weeks of language studies where participating American students and teachers are paired with visiting Chinese high school students and teachers.
Chicago Public Schools, Chinese Language Institute (CLI)
The TPD program provides a four-week pedagogy-based professional development for teachers of Chinese language to introduce traditional and contemporary considerations for effective curriculum planning, design and development as applied to teaching Chinese in the U.S.
The College Board
This institute will provide valuable professional development for teachers from China serving as guest teachers in K-12 schools in the U.S.
Concordia Language Villages
A cohort of 20 Chinese teachers will gather from across the United States for a two-week course that links the best practices in second language education with the innovative immersion techniques used at Concordia Language Villages for over 45 years. Teachers will earn four semester hours of graduate credit through Concordia College. Program participants will have the opportunity to both observe and interact with students and staff at the Chinese Language Village.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Campus (ERAU)
This program will train foreign language teachers to teach high school students while high school juniors and seniors are studying Mandarin Chinese.
University of Hawaii
Ten in-service Chinese language teachers will be invited to undergo a concurrent pedagogic training session and to interact with, observe, and assist with classes in the sports camp where Chinese martial arts and ping-pong will be taught in Mandarin Chinese by PRC national-level champions in the sports.
Hunter College
Two courses focus on supervised teaching, lectures and projects on curriculum and material design, lesson planning, teaching methodologies, and assessment, and the use of technology in teaching.
Indiana University
This intensive two-week residential institute will offer instruction to 15 prospective and current high school Chinese teachers.
Middlebury College, Sunderland Language Center
Ten Chinese teachers will be enrolled in a two-week intensive immersion workshop during the Middlebury Language Schools' summer 2007 session.
Northern Kentucky University, NKU Research Foundation
This program consists of a seven-week intensive summer institute for alternative certification for teachers of Chinese. Also, there is also a free workshop on Chinese teaching at end of June or early July.
Northern Virginia Community College
A summer institute of four full-day sessions studying technology and language pedagogy for up to ten teachers of Chinese.
Rutgers University, Rutgers Language Institute
Program will provide teacher candidates with the opportunity to enhance high school students' language proficiency while gaining insight into cultural perspectives of the society through experiences with the products and practices of Chinese people.
Seattle Public Schools
A teacher certification program enabling teachers of Chinese to quality for conditional teacher certificates in Washington State and to continue on the path to full Chinese teacher certification.
Southern California Council of Chinese Schools
Professional development program will training teachers and aids to provide students with a global vision and sensitivity to foreign cultures as well as enhancing Chinese language competency and generating a lifelong interest in learning Chinese.
Stanford University's California Foreign Language Project
Ten Mandarin language teachers will participate in a one-week professional development workshop run concurrently with the student program, receiving training in curriculum design and classroom practice.
