K-12 Chinese Language Programs in North...
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K-12 Chinese Language Programs in North Carolina
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K-12 Chinese Language Programs in North Carolina
K-12 Chinese Language Study 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 & 2008-2009
1. Spanish 1. Spanish 1. Spanish 2. French 2. French 2. French 3. Latin 3. Latin 3. Latin 4. German 4. German 4. German 5,649 5. Japanese 5. Japanese 5. Chinese 2,708 6. SNS 6. Chinese 6. SNS 2,128 7. OFL 7. SNS 7. Japanese 8. Chinese 8. OFL 8. OFL 9. Russian 9. Russian 9. Russian
K-12 Chinese Language Study
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Totals 323 1,265 2,352 2,708
• Over 2,300 more students in 4 school years
• More than 50% are at the K-5 level
• Just over 20% of students are taking Chinese online for graduation credit
FLES Foreign Language in Elementary School
• Classes meet 1-5 days each week for 20-40 minutes
• Goals: – Proficiency in listening and speaking – Understanding and appreciation of culture – Some proficiency in reading and writing (varies with
program and age of students)
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Totals 125 685 837 1,551
DLI Programs Dual Language/Immersion Programs Elementary (K-5)
– Full immersion Smith Academy of International Languages
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
– Two-way Glenwood Elementary School Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Middle & High School – Researching & Planning – Expanding K-5 programs – Partial immersion
McDougle Middle School Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Philo Magnet Academy Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Middle Schools • Beginning or Continuing Courses
2005-2006: 38 students 2008-2009: 562 students
• 2007 State Board of Education Policy allows middle school courses to be taken for high school graduation credit
High Schools 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Chinese I 98 247 418 336
Chinese II 9 82 143 163
Chinese III 20 24 47 50
Chinese IV 15 18 29 13
Chinese V 18 16 19 33
Total 160 387 656 595
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment 2005-2006
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2007
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2008
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2008
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2009
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2009
K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2010
New & Expanding Face-to-Face Programs for 2010-2011
Asheville City Schools
Buncombe County Schools
Cabarrus County Schools
Cumberland County Schools
Currituck County Schools
Gaston County Schools
McDowell County Schools
Onslow County Schools
Polk County Schools
Rowan-Salisbury County Schools
Swain County Schools
US-China School Partnerships 24 total from 17 districts + 2 independent
– 15 high schools - 1 K-10 charter – 5 middle schools - 1 private school – 2 elementary schools
Public Schools Private School
Confucius Classrooms Hanban-Asia Society Network Program
NC: Union County Public Schools 19 other sites in 15 states
Center for International Understanding
Confucius Institutes – North Carolina State University – Pfeiffer University
• Students in Grades 8-11 in NC – Exploratory: no previous Chinese study – Enhancement: ≈1 year of Chinese study
• $50 registration fee; all other expenses paid
• Chinese conversation, literacy, and culture
2008 at Appalachian State University
2009 & 2010 at Queens University
Online Mandarin Chinese • FLAP grant for I & II
• AP grant for III, IV, and AP courses
• Creative Commons
• NCVPS – Pilot each level – Revise then regular
offering
• Conversation Coaches
• Both simplified and traditional characters
• Digital textbooks available on LEARN NC website
• All courses complete by Spring 2010
NCVPS Online Chinese Enrollment
Levels 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Semester Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
I 9 24 45 38 81 92
II 13 32 21 44
III 8 5 24
IV 5 8
AP 6
Course Themes Level I: Me & my immediate surroundings
Level II: Me & my community
Level III: Think globally & live locally
Level IV: If the world were a village…
Level V: Advanced Placement
Instructional Design Features
NCVPS Culture Cafes • Social and educational combination
• Practice different world languages in immersion setting and/or preview NCVPS online course opportunities
• Upcoming sessions posted on Culture Café calendar (http://tinyurl.com/ncvpsculturecafe)
• Blog at http://ncvpsculturecafe.blogspot.com/
Digital textbooks
Professional development
Teaching World Languages Online Virtual Chinese Mentoring
Contact Information Helga Fasciano Section Chief, K-12 Program Areas NC Department of Public Instruction [email protected] Ph: 919-807-3864
Ann Marie Gunter Second (World) Language Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction [email protected] Ph: 919-807-3865
Dr. Bobby Hobgood Director of Research & Development in
Online Curriculum & Instruction LEARN NC-School of Education University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill [email protected] Ph: 919-962-8944
