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Student Programs

Many of the programs have used the following ACTFL proficiency levels:
Novice-Low (NL), Novice-Mid (NM), Novice-High (NH), Intermediate-Low (IL), Intermediate-Mid (IM), and Intermediate-High (IH).
Program Duration Residential Language Theme/Title Level Hours
ACTFL-CLASS Choate 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Greetings & Introductions 1.1 20
Family/Jobs 1.2 20
Countries & Languages 1.3 20
Hobbies 1.4 20
Physical Descriptions 1.5 20
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Getting Ready 2.1 22
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Shopping 2.2 20
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Eating 2.3 20
Unlock the mystery of Travel: Living Arrangements & Transportation 2.4 20
Geographical Environment 3.1 20
Travel to China and back! 3.2 20
Current Events and Entertainment 3.3 20
The Young Generation 3.4 20
ACTFL-CLASS Glastonbury 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Greetings & Introductions 1.1 20
Family/Jobs 1.2 20
Countries & Languages 1.3 20
Hobbies 1.4 20
Physical Descriptions 1.5 20
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Getting Ready 2.1 22
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Shopping 2.2 20
Unlock the Mystery of Travel: Eating 2.3 20
Unlock the mystery of Travel: Living Arrangements & Transportation 2.4 20
Geographical Environment 3.1 20
Travel to China and back! 3.2 20
Current Events and Entertainment 3.3 20
The Young Generation 3.4 20
Aldeen Foundation 2 weeks Non-residential Arabic Meeting Others in Arab World NL–NM 30–35
Appalachian State University 3 weeks Residential Chinese Self and Family Life
School Life
Social Life
Arlington Public Schools 3 weeks Non-residential Arabic Trip to Egypt NL–NM & IM 60
Chinese Traveling in China NL–NM & IM 60
Beloit College 8 weeks Residential Arabic The Olympics and Beyond NH–IL 200
The Olympics and Beyond IL–IH 200
Chinese The Olympics and Beyond NH–IL 200
The Olympics and Beyond IL–IH 200
Brigham Young University - Arabic 3 weeks Residential Arabic Course NH 190
Brigham Young University - Chinese 2 weeks Residential Chinese Making Friends NL–NM 75
Bryant University 2 weeks Non-residential Chinese From Confucius to the Beijing Olympic Games NL–NM 23
CAIS Institute 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Everyone starts from here: Peer-to-peer communication through language learning NL–NM 80
Charlestown-High School 4 weeks Non-residential Arabic Arabic Summer Academy
Chicago Public Schools - Arabic 4 weeks Non-residential Arabic Arabic Lifestyle 1/NH–IL 20
Hobbies and activities 2/NH–IL 20
Chicago Public Schools - Chinese 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Connecting language to your life NH–IL 80
China Institute 6 weeks Non-residential Chinese Global Citizens in the 21st Century: Beijing and Beyond NL 240
Schedule NL
Concordia - Arabic 2 & 4 weeks Residential Arabic Landscapes NL–NM 15–20
Relatioships Intermediate 15–20
Concordia - Chinese 2 & 4 weeks Residential Chinese Daily Life at Sen Lin Hu NL–NM 20
Crane House 3 weeks Non-residential Chinese Pride of Kentucky and Discovery of China NL–NM 45
DePaul Arabic 6 weeks Non-residential Arabic Me and My Family NL 70
Between Two Cultures NM 70
DePaul Chinese 6 weeks Non-residential Chinese Me and My World NH/IL 100
ERAU-ASU 3 weeks Residential Chinese Students in Contemporary China: How Do Their Lives Compare with Mine? NM 40
Frederick Public Schools 3 weeks Non-residential Chinese Seeing the World in Beijing NL 65
Howard Community College 7 weeks Non-residential Arabic Myself, My Family, and My Friends NL 112
Chinese My Face, Your Face, Our Face; My Family and My Community; A Trip to China; Selebration: A birthday Party and Moon Festival; Chinese Valentines NL 60
Hunter College 8 weeks Non-residential Chinese Talk to You Online! NM–NH/IL–IM 120–190
Hurst Euless Bedford ISD 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese, Hindi Discover Asia! NL 72
Indiana University 4 weeks Residential Hindi, Urdu Who am I? Who are you? 1/NL–NM 16
In My Family 2/NL–NM 16
What I Like/Dislike to Do?; My Hobbies 3/NL–NM 16
Where will you go/what will you do this or next summer/winter/this weekend? 4/NL–NM 16
Institute of Critical Languages and Cultural Exchange 6 weeks Residential Arabic Al-Baab Maftooh: Arabic Proficiency Within Cultural Dimensions NM 180
Kent State University 4 weeks Residential Arabic, Chinese, Hindi My Space - Our World NM 170
Michigan State University 3 weeks Non-residential Arabic Bridges Across Cultures 1/IM–IH 9
Culture and Real world Experiences: Listening and Looking 2/IL–IM 12
Culture and Real World Experiences: The Arab-American Experience 3/IL–IM 12
Middlebury-Monterey 4 weeks Residential Arabic, Chinese Morning Assembly Heritage 28
Projects Heritage 36
Class Heritage 24
Community Forum Heritage 30
Structured Activities Heritage 28
Clubs Heritage 10–15
Daily Summary Heritage 12
Meals Heritage 42–63
Noticing Heritage
Northern Kentucky University 6 weeks Residential Arabic, Chinese Olympiad of Languages and Cultures NL–NM 15
Ohio State University 2 weeks Non-residential Chinese Knowing is Doing: Using Chinese in Chinese Ways to Make Long-Lasting Friends Across Cultures NM–NH 80
One World Now 3 weeks Non-residential Arabic, Chinese Global Leadership NL–NM 90
Rutgers-Princeton 2 weeks Non-residential Chinese STARTALK Students at the Olympics NL–NM 30
San Diego State University 4 weeks Non-residential Persian STARTALK Persian Novice 60
San Francisco State University 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Journey to the West NM 20
Springbrook High School 2 weeks Non-residential Arabic Let's Travel to the Arab World 1/NL 12
Come Meet My Family for Dinner 2/NL 12–15
What are the Colors of the Weather? 3/NL 9–12
Stanford 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese My Extra-Curricular Life 2a/NL–NM 95
My Extra-Curricular Life: My Daily Routine 2a1/NL–NM 20
My Extra-Curricular Life: Going Out - Shopping and Visiting Friends 2a2/NL–NM 25
My Extra-Curricular Life: Making Arrangements and Processing Information via the Telephone 2a3/NL–NM 25
My Extra-Curricular Life: Dining Out and a Friend's Home 2a4/NL–NM 25
Young People's World 3b/NM–NH 95
Young People's World: Summer School 3b1/NM–NH 25
Young People's World: Staying in Touch with Friends, Near and Far 3b2/NM–NH 20
Young People's World: The Relationship between a Successful Career and a Desirable Lifestyle 3b3/NM–NH 25
Young People's Worlds: The Search for a Desirable Lifestyle 3b4/NM–NH 25
Teaching Chinese Resources - Southern California 2–4 weeks Non-residential Arabic, Chinese, Hindi Clothes and Property NL–NM 90
Program Matrix NL–NM
Teaching Chinese Resources - Texas 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese My Space Your Space NL–NM 45
UCLA 6 weeks Non-residential Persian Persian for Persians Heritage 48
University of Hawaii 3 weeks Residential Chinese The Olympics — One World, One Dream NM 60–90
University of Kansas 2 weeks Non-residential Chinese Who am I? Who are you? Let's be friends! NL 48
University of Massachussets-Boston 4 weeks Non-residential Chinese Greetings NL 10
Destinations China NL–NM 40
Traffic & Travel NM–IL 40
University of Mississippi 4 weeks Residential Chinese Studying Chinese IL
University of Montana 5 weeks Non-residential Arabic Intro to Arab Culture NL
University of New Mexico 4 weeks Non-residential Arabic Many Countries, One Language NL–NM 50
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival NL–NM 50
University of Pennsylvania 6 weeks Non-residential Chinese An American Student's Trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics NL–NM 96
Virginia Deptartment of Education 3 weeks Residential Chinese The Global Village Olympic Games: An Embodiment of Teamwork, Cooperation, and Global Citizenship 1/NL–NM 20–30
The International Market 2/NL–NM 16–25
The Spring Festival 3/NL–NM 12–20
Template
Wilson High School 3 weeks Non-residential Chinese My World NL 88
Schedule
WSWHE BOCES 1–2 weeks Non-residential Chinese The Chinese Language and Me: Why Chinese is Important to Me and My World NL–NM 15

Teacher Programs

Program Language Document Type Document Hours
ACTFL-CLASS Glastonbury Chinese template ACTFL-CLASS Glastonbury teacher.pdf 50
ACTFL-CLASS Hurst Euless Bedford Hindi template ACTFL-CLASS HEB.pdf 55
Aldeen Foundation Arabic matrix Aldeen TEACHER matrix.pdf
template ALDEEN Teacher template.pdf 80
Brigham Young University - Arabic Arabic template BYU Arabic Teacher.pdf 120
Brigham Young University - Chinese Chinese template & matrix BYU Chinese teacher.pdf 45
Bryant University Chinese matrix Bryant Teacher.pdf 96
Center for Applied Linguistics Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Urdu matrix CAL matrix.pdf 85
College Board Chinese matrix College Board matrix.pdf 42
Concordia Arabic, Chinese template Concordia teacher.pdf 11 days
DePaul Arabic Arabic template DePaul Arabic teacher 1.pdf 40
template DePaul Arabic teacher 2.pdf 40
DePaul Chinese Chinese template DePaul Chinese teacher.pdf
Edison Public Schools Hindi matrix Edison Matrix.pdf
overview Edison Program Overview.pdf
ERAU-ASU Chinese template ERASU - Teacher.pdf 80
Frederick County Public Schools Chinese matrix Frederick PS teacher.pdf 112
George Mason University Arabic schedule GMU schedule.pdf
template GMU.pdf
George Washington University - Hands-on Workshop Arabic template GWU 134.pdf
George Washington University - Writing and Implementing Curricula Arabic template GWU 138.pdf 40
HADI Arabic schedule HADI Schedule.pdf
template HADI.pdf 100
Hunter College Chinese matrix Hunter teacher.pdf
Indiana University Chinese schedule Indiana U teacher schedule.pdf
template Indiana U. teacher.pdf 75
Iowa State University Chinese schedule Iowa State Schedule.pdf
template Iowa State.pdf 80
Loyola Marymount Chinese template Loyola Marymount.pdf
Michigan State University Arabic agenda MSU teacher agenda.pdf
template MSU teacher.pdf 90
Middle East Institute Arabic matrix Middle East Institute.pdf
Northern Kentucky University Arabic, Chinese syllabus NKU syllabus.pdf
Northern Virginia Community College Arabic, Chinese matrix NVCC.pdf
NYU Hindi, Urdu syllabus NYU syllabus.pdf
matrix NYU Teacher Matrix.pdf
Occidental College Arabic template Occidental-1.pdf 40
template Occidental-2.pdf 40
Ohio State University Ohio State teacher.pdf
Rutgers Chinese syllabus Rugters Teacher syllabus.pdf
template Rutgers Teacher Template.pdf
matrix Rutgers TeacherMatrix.pdf
San Francisco State University Chinese schedule SFSU schedule.pdf
template SFSU Teacher template.pdf 20
Seattle Public Schools Arabic, Chinese, Hindi template Seattle PS.pdf
Stanford Chinese template Stanford Teacher 1.pdf 45
template Stanford Teacher 2.pdf 55
Teaching Chinese Resources - Texas Chinese template TRC-TX-teacher.pdf 90
UC Berkeley Chinese template UC Berkeley.pdf 70
University of Hawaii Chinese template U.Hawaii-teacher.pdf 100
University of Massachussets-Boston Chinese syllabus UMass-Boston 1.pdf 75
syllabus UMass-Boston 2.pdf 75
University of Virginia Chinese matrix U.Virginia Matrix.pdf 20 days

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