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The Language Flagship is a groundbreaking effort to change the way Americans think about and learn foreign languages. Here you will find a selection of national media coverage on our programs, language education, and more.

If you are interested in doing research or a story on The Language Flagship please contact Ms. Laura Porter at PorterL2@ndu.edu or call 703-696-1991.

Video

K-12 Chinese Programs in the state of Ohio
Central 10TV  http://wwwphp.10tv.com/vplayer.php?clip=2008_02_12_Chinese_New_Year.wmv

Journal articles

National Language Educational Policy in the Nation's Interest: Why? How? Who Is Responsible for What?
2007
By Richard Brecht
The Modern Language Journal, 91 (2) , 264-265

Arabic Language Programming for Superior Language Proficiency: The Arabic Language Flagship Program at Michigan State University
November 12, 2007
By Glew, M, Gass, S., and Abdalla, M
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p174999_index.html

Arabic Language Instruction Flagship - Opportunities and Challenges
November 2007
By McBroom, K. , Gass, S. , Glew, M. and Mikhail, D.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p175084_index.html

News and Magazine articles

2008

Bull Market in Chinese Teachers Hits Wall Street Just in Time
July 24, 2008
Bloomberg News
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aeQT_cCrj3eI&refer=asia#

OU Awarded $1.3M Language Grant
July 16, 2008
The Oklahoman
http://newsok.com/ou-awarded-1.3m-language-grant/article/3270481/?tm=1216162198

The National Chinese Language Conference held in D.C.
May 15, 2008
Erie Chinese Journal
http://www.ecjnet.com/PDF_FILES/ECJ109/ECJ109-17.PDF

Creating a Chinese Environment in the Classroom Workshop
March 31, 2008
Erie Chinese Journal
http://www.ecjnet.com/PDF_FILES/ECJ106/ECJ106-01.PDF
(Article is in Chinese)

Opportunities and Challenges to K-12 Chinese in the U.S.
2008
By Kun Shi
Journal of Yunnan Normal University_Teaching and Research on Chinese as a Foreign Language
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4835e30001009eu4.html
(Reprint in Chinese is available at the Teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language Blog)

2007

Making the Global Connection: Linking Students and China in the 21st Century
December 31, 2007
http://www.ecjnet.com/PDF_FILES/ECJ100/ECJ100-17.PDF
(Article is in Chinese)

College Enrollment in Arabic Courses Growing Faster Than Other Foreign Languages; U of Maryland Arabic program, National Security Education Program
August 16, 2007
By Mohamed Elshinnawi
Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-16-voa49.cfm

Korean Flagship Program Incorporated into New MA Program
August 10, 2007
By National Resource Center East Asia
National Resource Center East Asia, University of Hawaii at Manoa
http://wwwdev.hawaii.edu/eastasia/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=32

Looking to Adopt A Foreign Tongue: Student Interest in Asian, Mideast Languages Surging
November 14, 2007
By Susan Kinzie
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302040.html?sub=AR

A Failure to Communicate: Despite pressure from government and industry, universities do not produce enough graduates fluent in ‘critical languages’
July 26, 2007
By Burton Bollag
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i34/34a02401.htm

Flying the Flag for Chinese
June 2007
By Madeline Spring
Language Magazine
http://www.languagemagazine.com/internetedition/June2007/LangMag_Chinese_Program.pdf

Adapting, Schools Look East
May 31, 2007
By Kimberly A.C. Wilson and Maya Blackmun
The Oregonian
http://casls.uoregon.edu/flagship/media/oregonian2.htm

Chinese Language for K-12 Schools in Ohio
May 2007
By Kun Shi
The Cardinal, the official newsletter of the Ohio Foreign Language Association
http://www.ofla-online.org/addl_files/Cardinal/Vol45_No4_May07.pdf
(The Article is on page 17)

Universities expand Chinese curriculum
April 1, 2007
By Sherri Buri McDonald
The Register-Guard
http://casls.uoregon.edu/flagship/media/registerguard.htm

Chinese, please: The world's most prevalent tongue proves popular as central Ohio schools offer more languages
February 26, 2007
By Jennifer Smith Richards and Charlie Boss
The Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/26/20070226-C1-03.html

Language skills an urgent need in changing threat landscape
February 22, 2007
By M.Z. Hemingway
Federal Times
http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2562275

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