Startalk 2009 Arabic and Chinese
Teacher Training Programs at NOVA
Powering Up Your Chinese and Arabic Language Courses with Technology
Two five day professional development wokshops for teachers of Arabic and Chinese funded by STARTALK
PARTICIPANTS' PROJECTS
See the 2009 Participants' Projects begun at NOVA STARTALK June 22-26 2009. They are ready to use with students and yet they are always a work in progress. The remix is a norm when working in technology.
Northern Virginia Community College Arlington Center (behind Holiday Inn)
Address and Phone: 4600 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington Virginia (703) 933-5050
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
NOVA STARTALK is a summer institute in its third year designed to help teachers integrate technology tools and 21st century language pedagogy in the Arabic and Chinese curricula. Arabic and Chinese teachers in each language will create a collection of activities to expand the curriculum presently in place. The networking that has resulted from this course in the two past years has enriched instruction and created a bond between teachers who have worked in teams in and out of our STARTALK setting.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Laura Franklin, Professor, Northern Virginia Community College and Editor, MERLOT World Languages
CONTENT INSTRUCTORS AND FACILITATORS
Ruihua Dong, Lead Trainer of Chinese Language, World Bank, Chinese consultant
Dr. Mohamed Esa, Associate Professor, McDaniel College, Arabic consultant
Dr. Marjorie Hall Haley, Professor, Foreign Language Licensure, George Mason University
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR AND
INSTRUCTOR
Takako Shigehisa, Assistant Dean, World Languages, Northern Virginia Community College
DESCRIPTION OF TARGET POPULATION
This established STARTALK program targets teachers of Chinese and Arabic K-20 who work in the metropolitan Washington DC area, but is available to other teachers who can get to the venue during the weeks it is offered. All participants must attend all five days of each session they attend and must participate in product showcase. The first week of the program is appropriate for beginners and former students who wish to repeat basic training. The second week is designed for more advanced users of instructional technology.
MAJOR GOALS
Faculty participants will apply Foreign Language Standards and Multiple Intelligence theory while creating Chinese and Arabic materials.
Faculty participants will learn to use technology tools that promote student engagement in Chinese and Arabic classes (i.e.QUIA, MERLOT, wikis, blogs, video, slideshare, asynchronous voice tools, Photo Story, Nings, netvibes, social bookmarking and others).
Faculty participants will create a personal tool kit of materials to be used in Arabic and Chinese courses and shared with colleagues in the target languages.
Faculty participants will integrate activities that they discover in the daily workshops in syllabi for Arabic and Chinese courses during summer 09 and beyond.
REGISTRATION
Applications will be accepted until the program fills. Please send questions to lfranklin@nvcc.edu. Apply now for Startalk 2009.
