Introduction to STARTALK
Language Teacher E-Library
Catherine Ingold, PhD
Shuhan Wang, PhD
2010 ACTFL Conference
November 19, 2010
Purposes of this Session
• Introduce STARTALK as a resource for all
language teachers
• Showcase the STARTALK materials collection
• Q&A
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
2010: 134 Programs
Arabic
Chinese
Dari
Hindi
Persian
Russian
Swahili
Turkish
Urdu
Student
19
47
0
12
3
0
3
2
3
Teacher
13
37
4
8
6
6
3
3
5
Combined TOTAL
1
33
7
91
0
4
0
20
0
9
0
6
0
6
0
5
0
8
2010 Enrollments
Language
Arabic
Chinese
Dari
Hindi
Persian
Russian
Swahili
Turkish
Urdu
Total
Students
603
3026
0
386
132
0
27
31
39
4244
Teachers
263
1401
2
80
50
44
11
15
15
1881
Total
866
4427
2
466
182
44
38
46
54
6125
2011 STARTALK
2011 Competition: October 4 – 31
Arabic
Chinese
Dari + student
Hindi
Persian
Portuguese: teacher/combination
Russian + student
Swahili
Turkish
Urdu
STARTALK-endorsed Principles for
Effective Teaching
• Implementing standards-based and
thematically organized curriculum
• Facilitating a student-centered classroom
• Using target language for instruction
• Integrating culture into language instruction
• Adopting and using authentic materials
• Conducting performance-based assessment
Teacher Training Videos
Classroom examples
STARTALK-endorsed effective practices in Arabic,
Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu
Videos can be used alone or incorporated into
more extensive teacher education programs.
Multimedia Teacher Workshops
• Twelve online teacher
development workshops
• Onsite professional
development & multimedia
or online teacher training
materials
Project Objectives
To Develop Teacher Training Materials to Support
STARTALK-endorsed Effective Practices
1. Create materials to support STARTALK teachers
2. Script, stage, and film video
clips of 2009 summer programs
3. Develop 10 stand-alone workshops
and complementary materials
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
Assessment for Language Instructors: The Basics
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
Student-Centered Language Classroom through
Cooperative Learning
Consortium of Texas Chinese Language Institutes
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
Staying In The Target Language
Concordia Language Villages
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
NOVASTARTALK Online
Northern Virginia Community College
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
Chinese Immersion: Lesson-planning in the
Content-based Classroom
Global Village Academy
The Haya! Project
National Capital Language Resource Center
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
The Journey to Become a Standards-Based World
Language Teacher
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
STARTALK Multimedia Workshop –
Planning for Performance with Backward Design
Seattle Public Schools
Leadership Development Program for World Language
Educators
Stanford University School of Education California
Foreign Language Project (CFLP)
Immersion Strategies and the Use of the Target
Language in the Chinese Classrooms
University of California, Berkeley
Teaching Heritage Languages
University of California, Los Angeles
Integrating Language, Culture and Content
Occidental College
STARTALK Resource Lists of
Language Specific Materials
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Language specific and pedagogical articles
Text and reference books
Cultural and language-learning websites
Authentic materials and media
Professional organizations
Community and heritage organizations
These resource lists are available as PDFs for viewing
and downloading:
• Student Programs Resource List
• Teacher Programs Resource List
Example (1)
• Sample Curricula
Example (2)
• Resource List
Templates & Guides
• Student program curriculum, unit, and lesson
planning templates
• Teacher program curriculum template
• Field-trip paper and guide
Online Curriculum Guide
This guide is useful to methods faculty and
teacher trainers in professional development
To develop standards-based, thematically
designed curriculum, assessment, and
performance based instruction.
Thematic Planning
Assessment
Instructional Strategies
A serious
domestic and
international
World
Language
Education
Gap in the
United States
Comments/Questions
Thank you
Catherine Ingold cwingold@nflc.org
Shuhan C. Wang swang@nflc.org
http://www.startalk.umd.edu
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