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The English for Heritage Language Speakers Program
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Language Proficiency in Government Service: The English for Heritage Language Speakers Program
Deborah Kennedy, Director, EHLS Program, Center for Applied Linguistics
Beth Mackey, Visiting Scholar, Center for Applied LinguisticsKevin Gormley, Senior Program Officer, National Security Education Program
Interagency Language Roundtable, January 21, 2011© 2011 Center for Applied Linguistics
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Program Fundamentals
Legislation authored by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in FY2005
Providing English instruction to U.S. citizens who are native speakers of a critical language
Scholarships to individuals instructed at an institution of higher education
Federal service requirement of at least one year
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Program History
2005: Feasibility study conducted by CAL 2006: Program initiated at Georgetown University and the
University of WashingtonLanguage groups: Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Russian
2007–2008: Program in place at Georgetown University and the University of Washington
Expansion to additional language groups 2009–2011: Program at Georgetown only
Language groups recruited for 2011: Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Dari, Persian Farsi, Pashto, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Igbo, Hausa, Somali, Swahili
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Language Proficiency
Entrance Requirements ILR Level 3 / ACTFL Superior in the native language
Only speaking proficiency is tested (OPI) ILR Level 2 / ACTFL Advanced-Low in English
Listening and reading tests: ELPT from DLI-ELCSpeaking test: OPIWriting test: modified DLI-ELC writing test
Exit Goals ILR Level 3 / ACTFL Superior in four English modalities
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Instructional Program
Six-month intensive program Reading and Writing for Professionals Professional Oral Communications News Analysis Career Skills
Two-month part-time program Professional Writing Career Skills
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Capstone:Open Source Analytical Research Project
Topics provided by federal agencies and matched to scholars’ backgrounds and expertise
Scholars conduct research in English and the heritage language
Each scholar works with a federal agency mentor Scholars present their analyses at a formal symposium
and in a written paper
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English Language Proficiency Outcomes
Demographic data and outcomes are reported for the 104 scholars who have participated in the Georgetown University program.
2006: 7 Scholars 2007: 16 Scholars 2008: 16 Scholars 2009: 28 Scholars 2010: 37 Scholars
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Demographics: Gender
More men (60%) have participated in the program than women (40%)
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Demographics: Age
Scholars’ average age is 45 Mean = 44.75 Median = 45
The youngest scholar is 26 and the oldest is 64
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Participant Age Summary (2006-2010)
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Demographics: Years in the US
Scholars have lived in the U.S. for an average of almost 16 years, ranging from 3 to 42 years
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Demographics: Language BackgroundLanguage Frequency Percent
Arabic 45 43.3Mandarin 22 21.2Dari 9 8.7Urdu 7 6.7Persian Farsi 4 3.8Swahili 4 3.8Farsi 3 2.9Igbo 3 2.9Russian 3 2.9Other (Cantonese, Hausa, Korean, Pashto)
4 3.8
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Demographics: Other Languages Spoken
63.5% of scholars reported speaking at least one other language
French was the most commonly spoken other language, with 22.1% of scholars speaking French
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Demographics: Educational Background
Highest Degree Received
Frequency Percent
Associate’s 1 0.9
Bachelor’s 41 39.4
Master’s 40 38.5Doctorate 6 5.8Not Collected 7 6.7Other 9 8.7
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Demographics: Educational Background
42 scholars have an additional second degree, and 6 scholars indicated a third degree
62% of scholars have received at least one degree taught primarily in English
55.7% of scholars have received at least one degree from a university in the U.S.
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Reading Results (2006-2010)
Level 1+
Level 2
Level 2+
Level 3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
EXIT SCORE
ENTRY SCORE
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Increases in Scores: Reading
The ceiling effect strongly influenced improvements in reading 50 out of the 104 scholars remained at Level 3
However, results show that13 scholars improved across the 2+/3 threshold1 scholar improved from Level 2 to Level 3
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Listening Results (2006-2010)
Level 1
Level 1+
Level 2
Level 2+
Level 3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
EXIT SCORE
ENTRY SCORE
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Increases in Scores: Listening
10 scholars crossed the 2+/3 threshold in Listening
2 scholars raised their score from Level 2 to Level 3
18 scholars improved from Level 2 to Level 2+
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Speaking Results (2006-2010)
Intermediate Low
Intermediate Mid
Intermediate High
Advanced Low
Advanced Mid
Advanced High
Superior
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
EXIT SCORE
ENTRY SCORE
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Increases in Scores: Speaking
13 scholars crossed the threshold from the Intermediate Level to the Advanced Level
7 scholars crossed the threshold from the Advanced Level to the Superior Level
6 scholars improved within the Intermediate Level 15 scholars improved within the Advanced Level
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Writing Results (2006-2010)
Intermediate Mid
Intermediate High
Advanced Low
Advanced Mid
Advanced High
Superior Low
Superior
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
EXIT SCORE
ENTRY SCORE
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Increases in Scores: Writing
10 scholars crossed the threshold from the Intermediate Level to the Advanced Level
11 scholars crossed the threshold from the Advanced Level to the Superior Level
5 scholars improved within the Intermediate Level 25 scholars improved within the Advanced Level 3 scholars improved within the Superior Level
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EHLS Graduates’ Current Employment
CIA – Open Source Works National Ground Intelligence Center, INSCOM DIA DLIFLC NGA FSI ODNI – Open Source Center US Naval Academy DOD Contractors (Concepts & Strategies, L-3, SAIC)
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