STARTALK 2009 - Programs in UT

Brigham Young University (teacher)

Arabic Teacher Workhop

Come join us for an engaging three and a half week apprenticeship that will give you hands-on experience in running a lively Arabic program. In addition to experiencing our intensive high school and university-level programs, you will acquire familiarity with BYU's Middle East Studies, Arabic major, and Arabic minor, which result in scores of students reaching ACTFL-certified advanced-level proficiency every year. Apprentices will gain firsthand experience with our innovative and sociolinguistically authentic approach to learning spoken and written Arabic. Participants can earn three credit hours for BYU's Arabic teaching methods course.

Brigham Young University (student)

BYU STARTALK Arabic Camp

Learning through doing, students acquire facility in using Arabic in a sociolinguistically authentic manner to accomplish real-world tasks. They will live in an "Arabic house" (student apartments) where they will be immersed in Arab culture through music, films, games, cooking lessons, and more. The entire experience is designed to whet their appetites to press on to advanced levels of proficiency. They will have the opportunity to build on this camp experience by enrolling in our innovative and award-winning distance-learning program, Arabic Without Walls. We offer high school and university credit options.

Brigham Young University Chinese Flagship Center (teacher)

Brigham Young University Chinese Teacher Training Workshop 2009

China Kids 2009 (student)

Utah Start Talking Elementary Program

China Kids 2009: July 28—August 7 The China Kids 2009 STARTALK program is a Chinese language immersion program for kindergarten and first grade students to be held at multiple locations in northern Utah. Students will produce a Chinese cultural pageant and perform it for their parents at the end of the program. Along the way, they will have their first taste of learning Chinese in an immersion classroom setting. Two certified teachers will work in partnership to help the children produce their cultural pageant. The four and a half hour day will be filled with Chinese language instruction and fun and exciting Chinese cultural activities that will enhance the children's understanding of Chinese culture and literature. Students who complete the program will receive their own Certificate of Completion, and more important, they will be well-prepared and inspired to take the next step: enrolling in Chinese immersion programs in kindergarten and first grade classrooms offered at selected Utah schools. For more information, please contact Sandra Talbot at sandra_talbot@byu.edu or the BYU Chinese Flagship Center at 801.422.9189.