The ASU Chinese Language Flagship Partner Program is an undergraduate program designed for upper-intermediate to advanced Mandarin language learners who seek to achieve superior language proficiency while pursuing degrees in the academic major of their choice. This innovative two-year honors-level curriculum is designed to produce graduates with dual strengths in professional-level Mandarin language proficiency and their chosen career domains.
During the first year of the intensive two-year program, students take advanced-level content courses taught exclusively in Mandarin Chinese at ASU. These courses are designed to offer a transcultural perspective on issues relating to Chinese culture, society, and global engagement. “Chinese for Professional Purposes,” “Bridging Science, Technology, and Humanities in China,” “The History of Chinese Medicine” and “Urban Life and Culture in Pre- modern China” are among the innovative courses that will be offered in the upcoming academic year. The curriculum is designed to guide students in learning explicit language strategies to advance their language skills through:
After completing the first year at ASU, students spend a semester at the prestigious Nanjing University in China. There, they will further develop and refine their Chinese language skills by taking courses in their major field of study. Typically, students will then spend one semester participating in an internship program arranged though the Flagship Center in Qingdao. Credit earned in the Flagship program may be applied toward the Flagship Track of the BA major in Chinese at ASU, and most students will also earn a BA degree in their primary major.
Qualified students must meet the following eligibility requirements:
Current students are strong academic achievers with varied areas of specialty such as, architecture, business, international affairs, and pre-law. Many are funded through merit based scholarships, such as the Provost’s scholarship and the ASU President’s scholarship. Top students in the program receive other Flagship scholarships to help cover tuition and partial living expenses.
http://chinaflagship.silc.asu.edu/
Contact: Madeline Spring at chinese.flagship@asu.edu
The Chinese Flagship Program at Brigham Young University (BYU-CFP) is aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced speakers of Mandarin who have specific goals to gain professional language and work in a China-related career. Successful applicants come from numerous majors, including engineering, business, sciences, journalism, pre-law, pre-med, international relations and economics. It is embedded in one of the largest undergraduate Chinese programs in the US, with Chinese language enrollments at BYU exceeding 600 per semester.
The BYU Chinese Flagship curriculum is highly individualized and includes language materials tailored to the goals of the learner. The curriculum is performance-oriented and participants create portfolios that include writing samples and video-recorded professional presentations. Native-speaking tutors are also hired to help students prepare and learn the specialized language and culture of their chosen professional domains.
The BYU program is a Certificate Program, accepting undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students. It includes a domestic phase on the BYU campus and an overseas phase in China, where Flagship students study along side native Chinese students in their major areas. Upon completion of the domestic phase at BYU, all students study for a semester at Nanjing University followed by a four month internship in a Chinese company/institution appropriate to students’ interests. Depending on prior background, participants may enter one of three tracks:
Junior Track (3 years): For intermediate/intermediate-high language level students who still have substantial major work to do and still need to complete upper-level general Chinese training (e.g., Media Chinese, literary Chinese, and literature survey). Restricted to matriculated BYU students.
Senior Track (2 years): For candidates who are at the advanced-high to advanced level proficiency, and who have completed upper-division language courses. The focus for senior track is on advanced/superior rhetorical skills and specialty language.
Fast Track (1 year): For candidates entering at the advanced-high/superior proficiency level and have already had upper level cultural and linguistic training. This track is ideal for at-large candidates who have done other substantial study outside of BYU.
BYU-CFP students draw financial support for both domestic and overseas
phases from local and national scholarships, dedicated BYU Flagship funding,
and from NSEP scholarships (post-BA students). NSEP funding is specifically
targeted to those interested in the US government sector and has a service
requirement attached.
BYU Chinese Flagship students completing the program have gone on to careers
in US government positions (State Department, Commerce Department, etc.),
private businesses in and out of China (KPMG, Delphi Auto Parts, Law offices,
Capitol Investment, etc.), and educational institutions to further their
academic careers.
http://chineseflagship.byu.edu/
Contact: Dr. Dana Bourgerie at dana_bourgerie@byu.edu
The OSU Chinese Flagship Center is an innovative partnership between the federal government, education, and business. This program is designed to train young Americans to be global professionals with domain-specific superior skills in Mandarin Chinese. Beginning in 2005 as a post-BA program, it has grown into an extensive program with specific programs in K-12, undergraduate, combined BS/BA and MA degree programs, and an overseas center in Qingdao China.
As the original program within the OSU Chinese Flagship center, the Post-BA program provides to Flagship Scholars and Fellows who already have a baccalaureate degree the training to achieve superior language proficiency in 1 1/2 to 2 years. To be considered for admission, applicants must demonstrate a minimum ILR level 2 in Mandarin Chinese. Qualified candidates who test just below that level are asked to attend the summer program in Qingdao China, where a course specially designed for them will be held.
Further admission criteria are:
Upon the completion of the training, students have the option of earning a master's in East Asian Languages and Literatures provided that they: 1) successfully complete of all program components; 2) obtain an ILR level 3 or ACTFL “superior” in Mandarin Chinese; and 3) complete and publicly defend a research project or thesis using Mandarin.
Some differences between the Chinese Flagship and other language programs include:
National recruitment efforts bring the OSU Chinese Flagship a very diverse student group: they have 26 graduate students from over 15 states with over 19 undergraduate majors. OSU Chinese Flagship students are regularly achieve unprecedented levels of performances:
In addition to the Flagship Fellowship, OSU Chinese Flagship also helps students to seek support from various sources. Funding opportunities for previous students include graduate research assistantships, teaching assistantships in the Chinese program of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL), Foreign Language Area Study Scholarships (FLAS), OSU Flagship stipends, and various smaller awards.
The Chinese Flagship Program at the Ohio State University has begun a combined degree program in advanced Chinese language ability. Enrollees in this program will graduate in four to five years with a combined BS/BA-MA in Advanced Chinese with the BS/BA in a second major. Current combined degrees are within the Graduate School. We are proposing such a program to be administered with in DEALL.
Designed as the next generation of university Chinese language instruction, the combined degree program accepts learners who have achieved ILR 2 /ACTFL “superior” proficiency either prior to matriculation or during their undergraduate career. This leads them to domain-specific superior-level proficiency and expertise.
The combined degree program is, in many ways, similar to Ohio State’s nationally-recognized athletic programs:
Graduates will be recruited by top employers in the United States and internationally, including the federal government, Fortune 500 companies, and top research institutions.
A key feature of the combined degree Chinese Flagship program is that the second bachelor’s degree is integrated with the Chinese curriculum. Beginning in their junior year of college, learners take domain tutorial courses in which native Chinese experts guide them through what constitutes expert knowledge in the Chinese world of their second major. For instance, learners double majoring in Chinese and materials science would be paired with a Chinese materials scientist residing in Columbus. That Chinese “domain tutor” helps the learner find and navigate respected publications in the field, produce and give field-appropriate presentations, identify and pursue opportunities within the most respected organizations/firms in the field both in the United States and China.
The combined degree program includes three summer study abroad experiences in Qingdao, China and a final academic year in-country, during which learners pursue internships in the field of their second major. Upon completing their fifth-year internship, learners write and present a Chinese language thesis on a topic in their field. Learners who successfully demonstrate proficiency of ILR 3 or above are awarded a degree.
The OSU K-12 Chinese Flagship Program was established in October 2006 to assist in creating model programs in Ohio schools that want to make Chinese language part of their curriculum. Because of the joint efforts of schools/districts, the OSU K-12 Chinese Flagship Program and Ohio Department of Education, K-12 Chinese has witnessed phenomenal growth – tripling the number of schools and student enrollment in Chinese language since the program's inception..
The OSU K-12 Chinese Flagship Program aims to build the infrastructure for Ohio schools to establish successful language programs leading to solid communication skills in Mandarin Chinese. The program is developing partnerships in Ohio and beyond to achieve objectives that include the following:
The OSU K-12 Chinese Flagship Program is interested in supporting any school in Ohio that is operating or plans to start a Chinese language program. It is building partnerships with three schools in the 2007-08 school year to create pilot programs in Ohio, and then expanding to more schools in the following years. Ultimately, The OSU K-12 Chinese Flagship Programs wants to see more Ohio students to be proficient in Chinese language and knowledgeable about Chinese culture. This will not only broaden students’ career possibilities and benefit Ohio’s economy, but also improve national security and international relations.
http://chineseflagship.osu.edu/
Contact: Galal Walker at walker.17@osu.edu
http://k12chineseflagship.osu.edu/index.html
Contact Kun Shi at shi.7@osu.edu
The Chinese Language Flagship at The University of Mississippi is open to highly qualified undergraduate students majoring in all disciplines (biochemistry, chemical engineering, Chinese, history, international studies, journalism, linguistics, and political science, among others). This high profile and intensive program is designed to enable students to achieve Superior proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Students entering the program with no prior knowledge of Chinese begin in the summer prior to their freshman year. They continue their study of the language for their subsequent four academic years on campus, as well as in China during the summers following their freshman and sophomore years. Having achieved Advanced High proficiency by the spring semester of their senior year, they spend a fifth or "capstone" year of study and internship in China to achieve Superior proficiency.
The program provides scholarships for tuition, fees, and housing in the summer prior to freshman year, as well as significant subsidies for study in Qingdao in two subsequent summers and for the "capstone" year in China (one half of which consists of taking classes at Nanjing University). Students with prior study and knowledge of Chinese are placed in appropriate classes commencing in their first fall semester at the University and can potentially achieve a Superior proficiency rating in Mandarin in four years. Many Flagship students receive considerable scholarship support from the University on the basis of their academic qualifications. Flagship students have also won external scholarship support in the form of Freeman-Asia grants, Boren Scholarships, Institute for International Public Policy Fellowships, and Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State. Graduates are working in the private sector and in government or pursuing graduate degrees at such universities as Harvard and Georgetown.
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/NFLP.html
Contact: Michael Metcalf at mmetcalf@olemiss.edu
The Oregon Chinese Flagship, a partnership between the University of Oregon (UO) and Portland Public Schools, provides students from kindergarten through college with opportunities to achieve professional levels of Chinese language proficiency coupled with the academic background needed to thrive in a global society. More than a language program, the Oregon Chinese Flagship provides academic and professional training as well as real-life experiences to create global professionals with the cultural, academic, and linguistic tools to manage the US-China relationship in the twenty-first century. The final result is a cadre of global professionals with diverse academic and professional degrees and superior proficiency in Chinese.
Portland Public Schools serves two primary populations of Chinese languages learners: immersion students and heritage speakers. Immersion students follow the standard district curriculum, but receive at least half of their academic instruction in Chinese. Heritage speakers maintain and enhance their abilities through the World Languages Academy at Franklin High School.
The University of Oregon accepts applications for its four-year, undergraduate honors-level Flagship program from students all over the country, not just Portland, who meet rigorous entrance requirements including:
Qualified students receive generous scholarships and extensive academic support while taking at least one regular academic course taught in Chinese per term. During their junior year, Flagship scholars attend Nanjing University, directly enrolling in academic courses with Chinese students. Seniors write an undergraduate honors thesis in Chinese to showcase their mastery of research skills and formal academic Chinese language skills.
Oregon Flagship Scholars are among the most distinguished students at the University, and many are first-generation college students. Generous scholarship support from private donors, the UO scholarship fund, and The Language Flagship makes it possible for students of all economic backgrounds to participate and benefit from the program. UO encourages applications from students with excellent Chinese skills and exemplary academic records. If interested, send an email to flagship@uoregon.edu or to visit the Web site at http://casls.uoregon.edu/flagship/.
http://casls.uoregon.edu/flagship/
Contact: Carl Falsgraf at falsgraf@uoregon.edu
http://casls.uoregon.edu/ppsflagship/
Contact: Diana Fernandez, ESL/Bilingual Director at dfernand@pps.k12.or.us
Contact: Michael Bacon at flagship@pps.k12.or.us