STARTALK 2009 - Urdu Programs
Associates in Cultural Exchange (A.C.E.) (student)
STARTALK, FINISHfirst: Bridging Language, Growth, and Achievement
Associates in Cultural Exchange, through a grant from STARTALK, is offering two-week Arabic, Persian, and Urdu summer language camps at Northgate Elementary School in Seattle for students ages 10-14. Classes start on July 13 and end July 24 and meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. All three camps are being offered free of charge with fresh lunches included. All teachers are native speakers trained in the Natural Approach and Total Physical Response methods. Students are immersed in their new language and culture through storytelling, reading, writing, arts, crafts, plays, field trips, and multicultural events.
Center for Applied Linguistics (teacher)
CAL STARTALK Proficiency Assessment Training Program
This STARTALK workshop will combine online and face-to-face workshop formats to provide training in language assessment. The purpose of the workshop is to help STARTALK program directors, instructors, and/or teacher trainers learn about and plan for assessment in their STARTALK summer programs. The workshop focuses on assessment with particular attention to assessing language growth in short-term STARTALK programs for students with novice-level proficiency. This blended learning workshop combines distance learning and face-to-face interaction. The workshop will begin with a four-module online course on the basics of assessment. Consistent with the blended learning approach, the initial four modules are followed by a two-day face-to-face workshop at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC, in July, 2009. After the face-to-face workshop, CAL will continue the online modules in order to provide assessment assistance, advice, and support during participants’ STARTALK programs. Finally, optional oral proficiency workshops, conducted online, will be available in the fall of 2009. This workshop is limited to staff from STARTALK-funded programs. We hope that at least one person from every program participates. Organizers: Meg Malone, Lynn Thompson, Vicky Nier, and Anne Donovan Application: You can request the application and DRAFT syllabus from mmalone@cal.org.
India Studies Program, IU-Bloomington (student)
STARTALK SIPHUR 2009
STARTALK SIPHUR (Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu) 2009 is a four-week summer immersion program equivalent to one semester of university-level instruction. This free residential program, designed for high school students, will run from June 22 to July 17, and it offers classes at two levels. The program is composed of classroom instruction, a guest speaker series, and evening culture classes. Our goals are for the participating students to acquire the linguistic and cultural competence to communicate successfully in the language and obtain various learning strategies and skills. Classes will meet for four hours a day, five days a week, and students will be exposed to cultural aspects of the target country through culture classes and various extra-curricular activities, such as yoga, karam, cricket, Indian/Pakistani classical music, and dancing. Students will go on field trips to various religious/cultural sites in Bloomington and its neighboring areas. By the end of the program, students will have the ability to exchange information on a range of topics, produce the standard written style of the language on conventional themes, and comprehend Hindi/Urdu realia and simple stories. Students will have a deeper understanding of the culture and learn the importance of culturally appropriate behaviors.
New York University (teacher)
STARTALK Intensive Teacher Training Program 2009: Hindi and Urdu
This is an intensive residential program that enhances the knowledge and skills of current and prospective school, community and college teachers of Hindi and Urdu. Participants with no training learn the most-up-to-date teaching methodologies, based on standards, projects and communication and are required to develop, observe and critique classroom procedures, strategies and teaching techniques. They also learn how to use community resources. Participants with training learn principles of curriculum development and activity design on the Hindi/Urdu Standards Manual. The course emphasizes pedagogical grammar, material development and adaptation, and assessment. The two sections of the program are based on state-approved courses from NYU’s Master’s program in Foreign Language Teaching. Sessions consist of interactive presentations of theoretical frameworks, followed by hands-on language-specific application. The participants will prepare to teach mock demonstrations. The workshop runs for five hours daily (9:00 am -3:00 pm.) Participants receive an NYU transcript. The grant covers $700 out of the $920 continuing education tuition. Two scholarships for credit students are also available. The grant also covers accommodations in NYU residence halls, breakfast, lunch and textbooks.
The University of Pennsylvania (teacher)
Penn STARTALK Teacher Training Institute for Hindi & Urdu
The Penn STARTALK Teacher Training Institute for Hindi & Urdu is a two-week (July 13-24) intensive residential program for all current or potential teachers of Hindi and Urdu at community, school, or college levels. Participants will learn theory and best-teaching practices aligned with the national standards. Topics will include curriculum design, lesson plan, performance-based assessment, oral proficiency interview, authentic materials, differentiated learning, and Hindi structures. Expert Penn faculty and visiting professors will impart knowledge through lecture demonstrations and workshops. The training will be learner-centered with lots of hands-on practice. A special feature of this institute is that participants will have a chance to observe live classes of Hindi & Urdu taught by master teachers of Penn’s concurrent STARTALK Hindi & Urdu student programs. Participants will receive a stipend of $1,000 upon the successful completion of the program. There is no tuition fee, and participants can get free accommodation on Penn campus. Everyone will receive a certificate of attendance for MOPI training from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), in addition to a certificate of program attendance from the University of Pennsylvania. For more information, please go to: http://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/documents/Events08-09/STARTALK/Teacher-mainpage.html Or contact Dr. Vijay Gambhir at vgambhir@sas.upenn.edu
The University of Pennsylvania (student)
Penn STARTALK Intensive Urdu Student Program
The South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania will host a STARTALK Urdu student program this July in Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania annually hosts several summer programs for high school students on its campus. The South Asia Center at Penn is nationally recognized as a leader in the teaching of South Asian languages. This non-residential, three-week program (M-F, 9-4 p.m.) will provide an opportunity for 20 high school students from the Greater Philadelphia area to learn Urdu through a thematic, standards-based curriculum which will focus on the urban centers where Urdu communities and cultures developed. No prior knowledge of the Urdu is required. The unique traditions, cuisines, clothing, and styles of Urdu spoken in cities such as Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Lahore, and Karachi will be introduced to students through activities, field trips, guest speakers, films, and activities. Students will have opportunities to: interact with Urdu speakers and heritage communities in the local area, prepare multi-media projects using Urdu, learn about Perso-Arabic writing systems, and gain or develop Urdu communicative abilities.
UCLA Center for World Languages (teacher)
Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
In today’s “foreign” language classes, teachers are faced with many students who are heritage language speakers. For these students, the target language is not foreign, but rather a home language whose development was interrupted by a switch to English. A typical heritage learner has grown up hearing the language and begins classroom instruction with measurable oral and aural proficiency but with few literacy skills. This workshop is designed to help language teachers better understand the differences between L2 and HL learners, and learn how to differentiate curriculum to address the range of skill levels present in HL classes. Participants will explore ways to design their own curriculum and select materials and assessment tools. They will learn how to start where the students are and involve them as ACTIVE participants in the learning process. The workshop will include information on how to research a heritage language community and create a community-based program. A grasp of demographic data will give teachers an advantage in teaching and promoting heritage language instruction in their own departments, institutions, and districts. The goal for the workshop is to develop a cohort of language teachers who will be leaders and mentors in heritage language instruction.
