NRCAL Highlight - Garden Grove Unified School District’s

first Vietnamese-English dual language program

Inside this issue:

NRCAL Highlight 1

News 2,3

Community 4

OctoBER 2017—MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER

For ASIAN LANGUAGES

Murdy Elementary school began its Vietnamese-English

dual language program this year for two Transitional Kin-

dergarten classes. One of the teachers teaching in Viet-

namese has been teaching in the public school system for

more than 20 years. Murdy’s student population is approxi-

mately 70% Vietnamese.

In 2013, the seeds of the program were planted when the

Board of Education requested a feasibility study regarding

the expansion of the district’s heritage language programs

to be conducted by the California Association of Bilingual

Education.

Lân Nguyễn, the Board of Education president, states that

this program “has been a labor of love to get up and run-

ning”. NRCAL’s Director, Dr. Natalie Tran, provided sup-

port in developing the scope and sequence for Transitional

Kindergarten. The district is the second school district in

Orange County, and the 4th in the nation, to bring Viet-

namese-English dual language program to children.

Murdy school students photo credit: GGUSD

Senator Janet Nguyen presented the district an award, at

the “Going Global Launch party” on Sept 21st. “ photo credit: GGUSD

CLICK HERE for a VIDEO from MURDY SCHOOL about THIS PROGRAM

Vân Anh Vũ, Transitional Kindergarten teacher.

photo credit: GGUSD

Page 2 NRCAL OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

News: Vietnamese Literacy Project, December 2, 2017

Hội Chợ Giáo Dục cho phụ huynh 9am-12 giờ trưa

Trước khi ghi danh, xin các quý phụ huynh vào website để

biết thêm chi tiết: Chủ đề, tiêu chuẩn chấm bài, sách mẫu vv.

www.fullerton.edu/nrcal

Ghi tên trên trang www.Eventbrite.com.

Kiếm “Vietnamese book”

MIỄN PHÍ !!!!

NRCAL is hosting its inaugural book writing contest,

Vietnamese books written by children for children!

This Community Literacy Project aims at promoting

Vietnamese Literacy and creating resources for children

learning Vietnamese.

A Community Education Fair will also be available to

connect parents and students to various community-based

organizations and language schools.

Topics, grading rubrics, and sample books are posted on

NRCAL website. Selected books will be illustrated,

published, and disseminated to dual language, world

language, and heritage language programs across the

country.

Partners for this event will include community her itage

language schools in Little SaiGon, California State

University, Fullerton (CSUF), K-12 school districts, and

various cultural and educational organizations.

NRCAL OCTOBER NEWSLETTER Page 3

News: Sneak Peek at a few NRCAL events in 2018

In partnership with CSUF Mihaylo College of Business

and Economics’ centers, NRCAL is looking to serve our

business community by organizing a professional develop-

ment day for businesses. We are reaching out to small and

medium size local businesses to support their expansion by

offering Intercultural Competency workshops.

Our cultural identity is reflected in our language, body lan-

guage, communication, conflict/negotiation style, team

work preference, ethical reasoning, motivation, success/

failure attribution etc.

Knowing oneself and others better is the beginning of

a successful personal and business growth.

Phone: (657) 278 - 4335

Email: nrcal@fullerton.edu

Check us out at

www.fullerton.edu/nrcal/

2600 Nutwood Ave. Suite 610 Fullerton, CA 92831

TECHNOLOGY TIP - Quizlet

COMMUNITY EVENTS

National Resource Center for Asian Languages

Japanese http://esgvjcc.org/site/10-latest-announcements/214-akimatsuri-2017

Akimatsuri Fall Festival

Saturday, October 7th, 2017, noon - 8pm

Location: Japanese Community Center—1203 W Puente Ave, West Covina, CA 91790

Traditional Japanese dancing: Ondo Dancing, drum Taiko performances, crafts and martial arts

Korean http://www.kccla.org/english/calendar_view.asp?cid=4622&imonth=10&iyear=2017

A night of Poetry and Music with poet Jeong Ho Seung

Time: October 7, 2017, 7 pm (Reception starts at 6:20)

Location: Korean Cultural Center 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-936-3011

Appreciation of Korean Poetry -Reservation: www.kccla.org/english/programs_reservation.asp

Chinese http://chinatownla.com/wp1/calendar/

79th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Date: October 7-8, 2017, 5pm-12 am

Location: Chinatown— 943 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Harvest full moon festival, mooncake samples, looking at the moon with telescope, craft & arts

Vietnamese https://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/city-files/Mid-Autumn-Childrens-Festival.jpg-large

2017 Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Children’s Festival)

Date: October 1, 2017, 3-8:30pm

Location: Atlantis Play Center— 13630 Atlantis Way, Garden Grove, CA 92844

Harvest festival, crafts, lantern creation

NRCAL STAFF:

Director: Dr. Natalie Tran

Assistant Director: Dr. Bang Lang Do

Student Assistants: Reyna Perez

Dhaivat Dave

Chi Nguyen

The National Resource Center for Asian Languages (NRCAL) was designed to improve the

nation’s capacity for the teaching and learning of Asian languages including Vietnamese,

Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. NRCAL’s main focus is to improve the teaching, learning,

and research of Asian languages in the United States by drawing on the expertise of Asian

language scholars, educators, and community stakeholders.

Training students to be bilingual not only enhances their cognition, employment opportuni-

ties, and cultural competency, but also improves national business development, innovation,

and security. Our goals are achievable through collaboration with K-12 school districts and

community-based organizations.

Quizlet is an app that lets students take notes during class. Teachers can create sets of vocabulary and defini-

tions, such as numbers, colors, shapes, animals… Students can study with flashcards, or test themselves in

the forms of multiple choices, typing an answer to a question, or choose the True/False format. The tests are

randomized and students can choose to see the answer. A set can be stored in a folder, shared to others