THE LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP
2014 STATE OF FLAGSHIP
Host: University of California, Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, CA
May 19, 2014
THE LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP 2014
• 27 Flagship Centers across 23 institutions teaching 10 critical
languages
• 10 Overseas Flagship Centers in 8 countries
• Over 900 registered Flagship Undergraduates, plus1,000+
students who participate in over 300 Flagship courses offered
• ILR scored pre- and post- capstone assessments (OPI plus online
Flagship Reading and Listening tests) for all 10 Flagship
languages
THE FLAGSHIP GOAL
Goal: To create a pool of college graduates from all majors with
professional proficiency (ILR Level 3, ACTFL Superior) in critical
languages to create the next generation of global professionals,
and to change the expectations for foreign language learning in
the United States.
THE FLAGSHIP DIFFERENCE
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Expectation of Success
Coordinated interventions inside and outside the classroom
Articulated learning between domestic and overseas programs
Rigorous assessment coupled to anticipated learner outcomes
Common program goal of ACTFL Superior/ILR 3 proficiency
and “Flagship Certification”
DOMESTIC FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
Arabic
• Michigan State University
• University of Arizona
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Texas, Austin
Chinese
• Arizona State University
• Brigham Young University
• Hunter College
• Indiana University
• San Francisco State University
• University of Hawai'i, Manoa
• University of Minnesota
• University of Mississippi
• University of North Georgia*
• University of Oregon
• University of Rhode Island
• Western Kentucky University
* Flagship/ROTC-only
Hindi Urdu
• University of Texas, Austin
Korean
• University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Persian
• University of Maryland, College Park
Portuguese
• University of Georgia, Athens
Russian
• Bryn Mawr College
• Portland State University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Wisconsin, Madison
Swahili
• Indiana University
Turkish
• Indiana University
OVERSEAS CAPSTONE
Selection Criteria
• ILR 2 proficiency on Oral Proficiency Interview
• ILR 2 proficiency on Flagship Reading or Listening test
developed by American Councils
• No less than ILR 1+ in any other modality
• Preparation in target language in media and political discourse
and major field, and knowledge of culture and history
Core Requirements
• Intensive directed language training in small groups
• Direct enrollment courses related to student’s domestic major
• Meaningful professional internships and work experiences
OVERSEAS FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
• Ankara University, Turkey*
• Jaipur Hindi Center, India
• Lucknow Urdu Center, India
• Korea University, South Korea
• Arab-American Language Institute in Morocco (AALIM) in
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partnership with Moulay Ismail University, Morocco*
Nanjing University, China**
Sao Paulo State University, Brazil
St. Petersburg State University, Russia*
Tianjin Normal University, China*
University of Zanzibar, Tanzania*
* Administered by American Councils for International Education
** Administered by American Councils for International Education and Brigham
Young University
FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENTS
• First Flagship students to University of Arizona’s Arabic Flagship
Program accepted into capstone program
• First Portuguese Flagship students completed overseas program in
Brazil
• Launched a second site in China with the opening of Flagship
Overseas Center at Tianjin Normal University
• Implemented new enhanced curriculum at the Chinese Overseas
Flagship Center in Nanjing
• University of Hawaii and University of Minnesota join Chinese
Flagship
• Flagship Book Proposal Accepted
FLAGSHIP OBJECTIVES 2014 AND
BEYOND
• Increase pipeline of undergraduate students of all majors
completing Flagship with ILR 3 proficiency across multiple
modalities
• Reach enrollment goals of 80 per program and over 200 overseas
per year on capstone
• Raise certification requirements
• Increase numbers of students completing Flagship with service
requirements (Boren, ROTC)
• Decrease institutional cost and increase student support with
service and/or outside funding to maximize impact over next grant
cycle
• Develop successful practices for low enrollment languages
FLAGSHIP OBJECTIVES 2014 AND
BEYOND
• Continue improvement of Flagship practices through teacher
training and peer feedback
• Disseminate Flagship practices more broadly in Higher
Education, including assessment practices
• Strengthen partnerships for expanding K-12 pipelines,
scholarships, and internships for Flagship Undergraduates
• Define Flagship approaches to Technology and Culture:
Effective practices, cultural competencies
• Integrate usage of Language Utilization Reports Overseas and
in Domestic Programs
THE LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP
Flagship Program by the
Numbers
2006-2013 FLAGSHIP ENROLLMENTS
835
888
907
FINAL
12-13
FINAL
13-14
733
632
417
41
160
FINAL
06-07
FINAL
07-08
FINAL
08-09
FINAL
09-10
FINAL
10-11
FINAL
11-12
NEW DATA FROM ANNUAL REPORT
ENROLLMENT BY LANGUAGE
Flagship
Language
Arabic
Chinese
Hindi Urdu
Korean
Persian
Portuguese
Russian
Swahili
Turkish
2010-2011
Enrollment
269
289
32
31
30
0
82
0
0
733
2011-2012
Enrollment
235
387
24
29
18
16
118
8
0
835
2012-2013
Enrollment
182
434
22
37
14
55
128
9
7
888
2013-2014
Enrollment
180
443
23
44
12
49
128
17
11
907
MAJORS OF FLAGSHIP STUDENTS
5%
40%
55%
No Major Indicated
One Major Only
Two or More Majors
MAJORS OF FLAGSHIP STUDENTS
9.8% 10.4%
0.8%
12.9%
32.8%
32.7%
Business
0.6%
Education
Humanities
Professional
Social Science
STEM
2010-2014 OVERSEAS ENROLLMENTS
140
120
64
89
118
101
127
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
100
80
60
40
20
0
Arabic
Korean
Russian
Chinese*
Persian
Swahili
Hindi Urdu
Portuguese*
Turkish
*Includes Spring 2015 Enrollment Projections
2012-2013 CAPSTONE STUDENTS
43
27
16
Arabic
Chinese*
4
9
Hindi Urdu
Korean
12
4
3
Persian
Portuguese*
Russian
Swahili
0
Turkish
2013-2014 CAPSTONE STUDENTS
49
18
13
1
Arabic
Chinese*
Hindi Urdu
7
Korean
9
1
Persian
1
Portuguese*
Russian
*Figure includes Spring 2014 Overseas Enrollments
Swahili
2
Turkish
2014-2015 CAPSTONE STUDENTS
50
22
21
15
3
Arabic
Chinese*
Hindi Urdu
8
4
Korean
Persian
Portuguese*
Russian
*Figures include Projected Spring 2015 Overseas Enrollments
2
2
Swahili
Turkish
2013 EXIT SPEAKING PROFICIENCY
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
93%
65%
7%
2
26%
2%
2+
3
3+
2+ and
Above
2013 STUDENT SPEAKING GAINS
60
58
50
47
40
44
38
30
20
10
0
2
IM
6
17
2
IH
16
4
6
AL
Pre-Capstone (121)
AM
AH
Post-Capstone (121)
S
2013 ARABIC SPEAKING GAINS
25
22
20
18
15
10
7
5
0
IL
IM
IH
Pre-Capstone
AL
2
2 3
AM
AH
Post-Capstone (ACTFL)
S
2013 CHINESE SPEAKING GAINS
25
23
20
22
15
15
10
9
5
0
6
IL
IM
IH
Pre-Capstone
AL
5
AM
4
AH
Post-Capstone (ACTFL)
S
2013 RUSSIAN SPEAKING GAINS
16
14
15
12
10
8
9
6
6
4
2
0
1
IL
IM
IH
Pre-Capstone
1
AL
AM
AH
Post-Capstone (ACTFL)
S
2013 ARABIC LISTENING GAINS
25
22
20
15
12
10
11
5
0
5
4
1+
2
2+
0
3
Listening Pre-Capstone (ILR) Arabic
Listening Post-Capstone (ILR) Arabic
3+
2013 CHINESE LISTENING GAINS
30
28
25
20
15
10
5
0
13
12
5
15
8
0
1+
0
2
2+
0
3
Listening Pre-Capstone (ILR) Chinese
Listening Post-Capstone (ILR) Chinese
3+
1
2013 RUSSIAN LISTENING GAINS
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
2
0
1
2
1+
5
2
2+
0
0
3
Listening Pre-Capstone (ILR) Russian
Listening Post-Capstone (ILR) Russian
3+
2013 ARABIC READING GAINS
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
17
16
8
6
1
0
1
3 0
1+
3
2
0
2+
0 0
3
Reading Pre-Capstone (ILR) Arabic
Reading Post-Capstone (ILR) Arabic
3+
2013 CHINESE READING GAINS
30
29
25
20
22
15
10
12
11
5
0
0 0
0 0
1
1+
3
2
0
2+
0 0
3
Reading Post-Capstone (ACTFL) Chinese
Reading Post-Capstone (ILR) Chinese
3+
2013 RUSSIAN READING GAINS
16
14
15
12
10
8
6
7
7
4
2
0
1
1
1+
2
2+
2
3
3+
Reading Pre-Capstone (ILR) Russian
Reading Post-Capstone (ILR) Russian
4
2013 FSI RESULTS
8
7
7
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
1
0
3
2
0
3
2
0
1+
0
0
2
2+
FSI Speaking
3
3+
FSI Reading
4
1
0
4+
2013 DLPT RESULTS
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
0
4
2
1
1
1+
1
1
2
DLPT Reading
2+
3
DLPT Listening
3+
2013 GOVERNMENT TESTING
• Looking at all the students tested either by FSI, DLPT or both – of
that total:
• 87% of the students tested demonstrated professional
proficiency in at least one modality on either the FSI or DLPT
tests
CERTIFICATION RESULTS
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To Date: 147 undergraduate Flagship students registered
through the Student Certification System (SCS) were certified
as Flagship Global Professionals indicating completion of all
program components and ILR 3 on OPI
The Flagship Certification Committee will now meet three times
annually to review students who are “Ready to Certify” –
currently, there are 14 students who are listed as “Ready to
Certify”
Starting soon: Students who complete Capstone and all
program components in good standing but not reaching ILR 3
will receive certificates indicating that they are a Flagship
Graduate with completion of all elements
FLAGSHIP STUDENT SUPPORT
• Maximum Flagship student support capped at
$20,000 ($15,000 maximum for capstone overseas),
this is a maximum, not a guarantee
• Additional support from DLNSEO/NSEP comes with
service: Boren Scholarships or participation in ROTC
• Flagship institutions need to partner with private
sector for additional scholarships and internships
• Advising and student financial planning are key to a
sustainable model
2010-2014 BOREN/FLAGSHIP
72
50
42
37
15
2010
35
12
2011
Applicants
32
17
2012
21
2013
2014
Recipients (2014 Offers, not Awards)
COST PER FLAGSHIP UNDERGRADUATE
Year
2010 Actual
2011 Actual
2012 Actual
2013 Actual
Students
Total Funding
733
835
888
907
$14,976,015
$16,742,392
$14,093,158
$13,720,060
Cost per
Student
$20,431
$20,051
$15,871
$15,127
2009-2013 NON-FLAGSHIP STUDENT
FUNDING
$4,000,000
$3,709,536
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,344,090
$3,257,023
$3,176,323
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$2,133,585
$1,939,422
$1,467,414
$1,424,405
$1,091,103
$1,229,536
$500,000
$0
2009
2010
University
2011
2012
Other Sources
2013
2008-2013 NON-FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
FUNDING
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,548,017
$2,416,770
$2,000,000
$1,929,391
$1,769,863
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$1,981,776
$1,272,243
$500,000
$0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
14 Centers 18 Centers 20 Centers 23 Centers 23 Centers 26 Centers
STUDENT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
• Student Certification System (SCS) is a tool designed to track
the progress of Flagship Undergraduate students and provide
timely data on enrollment, assessment and program
completion.
• SCS is the sole mechanism used for Flagship Certification
• The system currently has collected data on more than 1,300
Flagship Undergraduates, Flagship Alumni, and Flagship
Certified students
• The system is undergoing a series of improvements,
enhancements and data cleaning/verification exercises
STUDENT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
2013-2014 Data Collection Capabilities
1.
Student Demographic Data, including:
• Family Language Background
• Formal Foreign Language Learning Background
• Informal (Tutoring, Saturday School) Foreign Language
Learning Background
• Prior Federal Program Participation
2.
Medium and High Stakes Assessment Scores
3.
Course Participation Domestically and Overseas
4.
Internship Information
5.
Student Support Data
FLAGSHIP CHALLENGES
• Increasing domestic Flagship enrollments
• Providing national professional development for those engaged
in Flagship language instruction
• Increasing Flagship students engaging in service through Boren
awards and ROTC
• Institutionalization for Flagship on campuses and sustainable
planning for student funding
• Documenting and disseminating the model nationally
FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENTS 2014
• Flagship online reading and listening assessment for pre- and
post- overseas capstone across all Flagship languages
• Flagship Language Proficiency Initiative (under review)
• K-18 National Enrollment Survey to help determine the state of
language teaching across the nation that will help Flagship
institutions better target recruiting (under review)
• National Flagship Teacher Training Initiative – RFP forthcoming
• Persian Capstone Domestic Immersion Program
FORTHCOMING 2014
• National Flagship Teacher Training Initiative – RFP forthcoming
• Flagship K-12 and Community College Articulation RFP
• Arabic Flagship Domestic Program RFP
• Planning Stages: Initiatives on Technology, Culture and
Recruitment
FLAGSHIP STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“After the Flagship Capstone Year I have become much more
confident in all aspects and am now very comfortable with the
language to a point that I feel I will be able to utilize my
language skills in the professional world.”
“I have gone from zero knowledge of my Flagship language to
superior-level proficiency in under four years of study.”
“The commitment I made to Flagship, both domestically and
overseas, shaped my interest in the international realm and
made me a more attractive job candidate. Working for the U.S.
Department of Treasury allows me to combine my strengths and
passions and improve people’s lives through my federal service.”
THANK YOU