Educating for Global Competence: The Value of

Multilingualism

Accountability Leadership InstituteDecember 10, 2013

Angelica Ramsey, Ed.D.Yee Wan, Ed.D.

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Goal

Acknowledge and discuss the value of multilingualism in the 21st century

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Why the Toolkit…?

• Promotes and supports equitable access to high quality education for all students

• Values proficiency in multiple languages as asset for developing global competence

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K-12 Foreign Language Learning

Compulsory Starting at ages 8-9

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K-12 Foreign Language Learning

Compulsory Starting at age 10

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K-12 Foreign Language Learning

NOT COMPULSORY

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K-12 Foreign Language LearningHow many of the 24 industrialized countries that

participated in the survey of language study require their students to study at least one

additional language?

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Citizens Comfortable Conversing

in a Second Language

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54% of Europeans feel comfortable conversing in a second language

54%

Source: European Commission, 2012

10% native born U.S. citizens feel comfortable conversing in a language

other than English

10%

Source: 2010 U.S. Census

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1997 2008

All Elementary 0.31 0.25

Public Elementary 0.24 0.15

All Middle Schools 0.75 0.58

All High Schools 0.91 0.91

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Percentage of Schools in the U.S. Offering Foreign Language

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Source: America’s Foreign Language Deficit, Forbes, 2012

The U.S. Secretary of Education Says…

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"The fact that our kids don't grow up [bilingual] puts them at a competitive disadvantage," noting that it's common practice in many other countries for students to learn at least one other language.

U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan May 29, 2013

What is global competence?

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21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems

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Global Competence

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The capacity and dispositions to understand and act on issues of global

significance.

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Global Competencie

s

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Investigate the World

Communicate Ideas

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Recognize Perspectives

Role of Language in Global Competence

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Benefits of Second Language Learning

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What comes to your mind?

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Academic Achievement

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Cognitive Flexibility

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Language and Cultural Understanding

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Multiple Perspectives

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Voices from Stakeholders

Shaping Our Global Future:The Value of Multilingualism

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Video debrief…

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What systems do you have in place in your district to encourage

maintenance of all students’ home languages and/or to motivate the

study of additional languages?

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Reflection…

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Opportunities

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Benefits of Second Language Learning

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Native English Speakers

Learn a second or third language

Strengthen academic literacy in English

Non-native English Speakers

Maintain and continue developing their primary language

Learn English or a third language

Foreign Language/World Language Study ProgramsTwo-Way Immersion

ProgramsTK–6 6–12 K–12

Bilingual Programs (Pre-K–6) Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES)

Foreign Language Experience (FLEX) After school or weekend language programs

Traditional world language classes in middle and high school Spanish for Native Spanish Speakers Vietnamese for Native Vietnamese Speakers

Study abroad

Two-Way Immersion   

Multiple Paths to Multilingualism

Opportunities for schools to design language programs in their schools

Adapted from the World Language Plan, San Diego County Office of Education, 2012

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Seal of Biliteracy

Recognition by the California State Superintendent

of Public Instruction, county offices of education, and districts for students who fulfill the criteria

for proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English by high school graduation

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Pathway Awards: Elementary School

Students may earnBilingual Service and Participation Award or

Biliteracy Attainment Award

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Pathway Awards: Middle School

Students may earnPursuit of Bilingualism Award or

Biliteracy Attainment Award

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Access the Toolkit

A complete list of resources is available

at:

http://

mes.sccoe.org/bwlct/hom

e/Pages/default.aspx

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A Reflection…

From a personal perspective…

What are your reflections about the urgency to build biliterate and multilingual programs as part of global competence?

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A Final Reflection

From a district/school perspective…

How do biliteracy and multilingualism impact the current reality in your school system for all students?

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Questions

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For More Information

Yee Wan, Ed.D., Director, Multilingual Education Servicesyee_wan@sccoe.org

408-453-6825

Angelica Ramsey, Ed.D., Chief Academic OfficerEducational Services Branchangelica_ramsey@sccoe.org

408-453-6508

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