This document discusses 10 key questions regarding effective world language programs. It addresses why languages are important in today's globalized world, which languages students should learn, and the essential elements of second language acquisition. It also covers national language standards, curriculum alignment, measuring student outcomes, flexibility in language offerings, finding qualified teachers, and available resources. The overall message is that students need global competence through language learning to prepare for an interconnected world.

3. Monolinguals 1/3 Bilinguals & Multilinguals 2/3 Crystal, 1997 % of World Using 2 or More Languages

6. Global Competence for the 21 st Century Wang, work in Progress Disposition Experiences Perspectives Skills Knowledge Student

10. Chinese! Opportunities and New Initiatives! January 22, 2007

12. Put Things into Perspectives Number of students in China studying English: 200,000,000 Number of students in the United States studying Chinese: 24,000

16. 4. What are the National Foreign Language Content Standards?

17. Communication Communicate in Languages Other Than English Presentational Interpretive Interpersonal

18. Cultures Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures Perspectives Products Practices

19. Connections Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

20. Comparisons Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture Who? vs. ¿Quién? 谁？

21. Communities Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World

22. 6. How can we ensure that curriculum, instruction and assessment are aligned and standards-based? Backward Design Plan learning experiences and instruction Determine Acceptable Evidence Identify Desired Results Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, 2005. Understanding by Design.

23. 7. What are possible outcomes based on time? ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners PRE-ADVANCED K-12 Articulated Sequence Can narrate and describe in present, past, and future time/aspect and handle a complicated situation or transaction. INTERMEDIATE K-8, 7-12, or 9-12 Can create with language, ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics, and handle a simple situation or transaction. NOVICE K-4, 5-8, 9-10 Language limited to memorized material, formulaic utterances, lists, and enumerations.

29. Delaware Model

35. Asia Society Chinese Language Initiatives http://askasia.org/Chinese

36. http:// internationaled.org http:// AskAsia.org /Chinese

37. Monthly Electronic Newsletters: Chinese and International Ed

40. Thank you 谢谢 Deborah W. Robinson, Ph.D., [email_address] Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D. [email_address] http:// www.AskAsia.org /Chinese

41. Questions and Answers