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New JerseyChinese Language Teaching Initiatives
Janis Jensen World Languages and International Education Coordinator
New Jersey Department of EducationMary Curran
Assistant Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey2007 Symposium on Asia in the Curriculum, Columbia University
September 28, 2007
Chinese: A Critical Language in the Era of Globalization
In a global economy, our students need to be prepared with world languages and culture. Eighteen New Jersey schools offer Chinese- but that’s not enough. We need to do better at teaching the high demand languages that are increasingly important in the new world . . .
Governor Jon CorzineSeptember, 8, 2005
New Jersey Department of Education and Rutgers State University Partnership
Background: The Beginnings of a Collaboration
NJDOE Bi Annual Seminars on Teacher Preparation for World Languages (2002-Present)
Rutgers World Languages Institute: Incorporating the Message of Standards-Based Reform
Building Capacity in Chinese The Launching of the Accelerated Chinese
Certification Program Approval of the First World Languages
Alternate Route Center
Other Rutgers DOE Reform Initiatives World Languages Regional Testing/Training
Centers Evaluator: NJDOE FLAP Grant Project
Future Project: New Jersey K-20 International Education
Resource Center Creating an infrastructure for the
development of a systematic and systemic approach for infusing international knowledge and skills, Chinese and other critical languages into New Jersey’s Core Curriculum
World Languages Certification Requirements
-Undergraduate or graduate degree (accredited institution) -30-credits in language, literature, civilization and culture
courses- up to 16 credits may be obtained by taking the NYU 16-Point Proficiency Exam
-3-credits in a state-approved course on second language acquisition and related methodologies.
-A rating of Advanced-Low or higher on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview
-Praxis II (where applicable) -Completion of the above requirements leads to a Certificate of
Eligibility to seek employment.-Candidates may then enroll in the Provisional Teachers Program
/Alternate Route which leads to standard certification.
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyChinese Language Teaching Initiatives
Collaborators
World Languages Institute
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Graduate School of Education
Project Funding
Freeman FoundationChinese on the Rise: A Collaborative Proposal For Coordinated Initiatives to Enhance and ExpandThe Training of K-12 Chinese Language Teachers
STARTALKPromoting Chinese in the New Jersey World Language Classroom
Freeman Foundation Expand and enhance existing Chinese language and teacher
training programs Design and implement new options for Chinese language
teacher training Conduct a high school summer institute to provide internship
experience for teacher candidates Increase institutional cooperation to expand study abroad
options in China Enhance the on-line functions and content of the Rutgers
Multimedia Chinese Teaching System Promote and market these initiatives throughout the region
Teacher Training Programs World Language Institute
Accelerated Chinese Teacher Certification Program
Graduate School of Education and World Languages Institute World Languages Teacher Certification-Alternate Route Program
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures Master of Arts for Teachers of Chinese
Graduate School of Education Traditional Teacher Certification Programs
World Languages Institute Accelerated Chinese Teacher Certification Program
Composed of specially-tailored, standards-based, New Jersey Department of Education-approved courses in pedagogy, methodology, language and linguistics.
Suited for proficient speakers of Mandarin Chinese who are currently working in other fields.
Delivered in intensive two-week summer courses. Facilitates achieving a Certification of Eligibility in
as few as two summers.
World Language Teacher Certification-Alternate Route Program
Applicants to the program
must have received an intermediate high score in Chinese on ACTFL’s Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).
must have 30 credit hours in Chinese language course work on a college transcript.
must have a post-baccalaureate (BA) degree.
World Language Teacher Certification-Alternate Route Program
19-Credit Program
Pre-service Summer Courses
In-service Academic-Year Courses
World Language Teacher CertificationAlternate Route Program
Pre-service Summer Courses
16:617:500:D1 Methods of Foreign Language
Teaching 16:617:504 Assessment in the World
Languages Classroom 15:253:624 Practicum in Language Education
[20-day supervised clinical
experience in a summer school
program]
World Language Teacher CertificationAlternate Route ProgramAcademic-Year Courses
Fall Session
Participants must successfully complete summer
coursework with a grade of B or better and submit proof
of full-time employment in a K-12 school to continue to
the fall session course work.
15:255:536 Internship Seminar 15.255:534 Classroom Organization
World Language Teacher CertificationAlternate Route ProgramAcademic-Year Courses
Spring Session (two classes)
15:253:523 Language and Culture or 15:253:522 Bilingual/Bicultural Education
05:300:306 Principles of Classroom Learning
Department of Asian Languages and CulturesMasters of Arts for Teachers of Chinese
Designed for those already teaching Chinese and those interested in pursuing a career related to Chinese language and culture teaching.
Requirements include 30 credits of Course Work
9 credits in language 12 credits in literature and/or culture 6 credits in methodology 3 elective credits
Comprehensive Examination, Thesis or Portfolio
Graduate School of EducationTraditional Teacher Certification
Ed. M. in Language Education with Certification
Five-year Program for Undergraduates Post-baccalaureate Program
45 Credits Two-year program (if done full time) Two-practica (elementary and secondary) Full-semester internship
STARTALK Project
Developed under National Security Language Initiative
Begin in 2007 with summer camp programs for 400 high school students and 400 high school and college teachers in 5 states
Establish summer language study “feeder” programs, grants and initiatives with K-16 educational institutions
By 2011, encompass all grades, with the goal of reaching 3,000 students and 3,000 teachers in all 50 states
STARTALKSummer 2007STARTALK
Summer 2007
Collaborative Summer Program
RU, WLI, and Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School Districts
Two-week immersion language camp for 53 high school students
Practicum site for 10 Chinese language teacher candidates
Scholarships were given to participating Chinese language teacher candidates
High School Student Comments “I efficiently learned a lot in a short period of time,” “As an out of towner, I am glad that I attended Chinese camp
because in my town there are few (if any) resources for studying Chinese, so I am thankful for having had one.”
“I would recommend the camp in a heartbeat to my friends. I would tell them it was completely worth it to go.”
“It’s been an amazing experience!” “Coming here I didn’t enjoy my past Chinese learning
experience. This has given me a more positive attitude about learning Chinese.”
(from student evaluations of the language camp)
“I really appreciate the experience to work with students in a real classroom setting with the help of the classroom teacher, the program instructor, my fellow student teachers and the district supervisors at Princeton High School and West-Windsor-Plainsboro Schools.”
(from a teacher candidate’s journal entry)
WLI Contact InformationWLI Contact Information
Rutgers Language Institute
20 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-7373
http://wli.rutgers.edu
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Contact Information
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Contact Information
43 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-7383
http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu/
Graduate School of EducationContact Information
Graduate School of EducationContact Information
10 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-7496
http://www.gse.rutgers.edu