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Producing Global Professionals: Flagship Connections

Jennifer Liu, Indiana UniversityNational Chinese Language Conference

May 1, 2009

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Outline

1. College component• Program models and curricula• Assessment and outcomes

2. Pre-college component

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The Language FlagshipMission Creating global professionals

Goals Superior proficiency, academic and professional excellence, reinvent language education in the U.S.

CertificateProgram Cross-disciplinary courses, specialized language instruction,

internships, overseas capstone, research thesis

Funding National Security Education Program

Languages Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian, Russian,

Central Asian/Turkic

http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/

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Graduate highly literate and articulate students with:– superior level Mandarin Chinese language proficiency

(ACTFL ILR-3).– academic and cross-cultural tools needed to

successfully navigate U.S.-China relations in the 21st century.

– diverse academic and professional degrees from their own areas of interest, geared to step into and successfully manage cross-cultural work environments.

Overarching Goals

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Changing the way Languages are taught in America

- Academic classes taught in Chinese

- Upper-intermediate to advanced Mandarin learners

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Topics

Writing

Reading

Project

ContentKnowledge• Humanities• Science• Social Science

LanguageSkill• Vocabulary• Structure• Genre

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The Language Flagship Capstone Year

– Study at Nanjing University, taking courses in academic discipline

– Connect with the community through volunteer and community service

– Live with a roommate/tutor from a similar academic field

– Work on a professional 4-month internship in a Chinese company

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Brigham Young University

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Applicants majors include: engineering, business, sciences, journalism, pre-law, pre-med, international relations and economics.

BYU Flagship is embedded into one of the largest undergraduate Chinese programs in the US (Chinese enrollments exceeding 600/semester)

Depending on prior background, participants may enter one of three tracks:• Junior Track (3 years): intermediate/intermediate-high language level students

who still have substantial major work remaining, upper-level general Chinese training

• Senior Track (2 years): For candidates who are at the advanced to advanced-high level proficiency, who have completed upper-division language courses

• Fast Track (1 year): advanced-high/superior proficiency and have already had upper level cultural and linguistic training

BYU Special Features:•Undergraduate academic classes in a variety of disciplines•Speakers of Mandarin pursuing professional language in a China-related career

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The Ohio State University

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OSU Special Features:• Undergraduate and Graduate programs

• Content courses taught in Chinese by experts from China with the assistance of a pedagogical specialist

• Student portfolios collected, compiled and assessed within an electronic portfolio system to support learning

• Speakers of Mandarin pursuing professional language in a China-related career

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The Ohio State University

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The curriculum created for the OSU Chinese Flagship Undergraduate Program guides students to the following levels of proficiency and function in Chinese: 1) ILR level 3 (ACTFL Superior) or better proficiency in spoken and written language 2) The ability to conduct oneself in a professional domain in the target language 3) The experience of creating an extensive professional presentation of research.

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The University of Mississippi

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U of M Special Features:• Four year undergraduate Chinese program

• No prior Chinese required

• Regular domestic and Qingdao summer language intensives

• Fifth year in China

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University of Oregon13

2009-10 Example Flagship Course Offerings

Honors-Language courses

• CHN 420-422, Intermediate Language Strategies (survey in science, humanities, social science)

Discussion Section in Chinese

• Fall - Psychology: Mind and Society + • Winter - History: China Past and Present• Spring - Political Science: State of the World

• CHN 440-442, Advanced Language Strategies

Multi-disciplinary course in Chinese

• Global Leadership and Change: Chinese Urban Transformation

• Business: Doing Business in China • Film: Globalization through Chinese Film• Social Linguistics: Language Culture and Society • Literature: Cities in Modern China

UO Special Features:• Two to four-year honors-level undergraduate program for students of all majors• Academic classes in a variety of disciplines• Chinese speaking dorm, with native speaking RA• Individualize language coaching• Honors research / thesis in Chinese

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6 content courses and 6 related language strategy courses offered per year

• Students required to take 2 courses per term depending on their language proficiency

• Four possible combination of classes: 1. Two content courses (1 & 2) 2. One content (2) + advanced language strategy course

One content (1) + advanced language strategy course (schedule conflict)

3. Content course (1) + intermediate language strategy course 4. Intermediate language strategy course + regular EALL language

course

University of Oregon

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Arizona State University

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ASU Special Features:• Undergraduate two-year honors-level program

• Students pursue degrees in the academic major of their choice

• Individual and group projects and presentations

• Class discussion and debate

• Individualized writing tutorials

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Indiana University

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• China’s Political Economy• Contemporary China• Law and Society in China• Chinese Cinema

IU Special Features• Honors-level undergraduate program designed to cultivate superior language and cultural skills for professional success

• Two distinct stages — Flagship Bound and Flagship Partner —offering flexible entry points into the program

• Individually assigned discipline mentors to foster professional development of China-related careers in business, law, policy, and academia

• Paired language/content courses:

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Indiana University

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Flagship Program Study Sequence

plan summer 0freshman

year summer 1sophomore

year summer 2 junior year summer 3senior year

early start                

comprehensive FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202 Qingdao B C401-C402 Qingdao D clusters (other) Nanjing

no summer 1 FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202   C301-C302 Qingdao C/D clusters (other) Nanjing

no summer 1 or 2 FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202   C301-C302  C401-C402 +

clusters (other) Nanjing

no senior FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202 Qingdao BC401-C402 +

clusters Qingdao D/E Nanjing    

no junior FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202 Qingdao BC401-C402 +

clusters Qingdao D/E   (other) Nanjing

no sophomore FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202 Qingdao B   Qingdao C clusters (other) Nanjing

freshman start                

comprehensive - C101-C102 FCLI C201-C202 C301-C302 Qingdao C/D clusters (other) Nanjing

no summer 2 - C101-C102 FCLI C201-C202 C301-C302  C401-C402 +

clusters (other) Nanjing

no summer 1 - C101-C102   C201-C202 Qingdao BC401-C402 +

clusters (other) Nanjing

no sophomore - C101-C102 FCLI C201-C202   Qingdao BC401-C402 +

clusters (other) Nanjing

late start                

(only option) - - FCLI C101-C102 C201-C202 Qingdao BC401-C402 +

clusters (other) Nanjing

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The University of Rhode Island

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© The Language Flagship 2008

URI Special Features:• Earn bachelors in chosen field (engineering, business, political science, textiles, etc.)

• Special emphasis on engineering disciplines in cooperation with URI’s International Engineering Program

• Dual degrees in engineering and language

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Student Diversity

Accounting Asian Studies Bio-Chemistry ChineseChemistry Economics Environmental Studies GeologyHonors College Information Tech Int’l Business Int’l StudiesInt’l Law Journalism Marketing MedicinePhysics Pharmacology

Academic Interests

language learning experiences backgrounds academic interests strengths motivations perspectives

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Eligibility Requirement

• High school seniors or transfer students with beginning through advanced Mandarin language proficiency

• Strong academic performance with current or high school GPA of 3.25 or higher

• Interest in actively being part of a community of Mandarin language learners

• 具备中高级中文水平的高中应届毕业生或大学在校生

• 希望进一步提高自身中文水平并能够学以致用

• 学习成绩优异， GPA在 3.25 或以上

• 积极参与校园各类中国文化活动