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Chinese Language Flagship Program at The University of Mississippi

Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

Michael F. Metcalf Associate Provost for International Affairs

© The Language Flagship 2008 Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

The Problem: All too few Americans speak Chinese with professional proficiency and universities not meeting the national need. Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

The Solution Step 1: Build a national program at a few universities willing to teach Chinese in news ways designed to achieve high proficiency. Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

The Solution Step 2: Give those universities the space to innovate and the funding to succeed to demonstrate the power of proficiency- driven instruction. Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

The Solution Step 3: Disseminate the new and proven model(s) with additional national funding to “infect” more and more universities. Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

2003 Chinese Language Flagships Brigham Young University The Ohio State University The University of Mississippi Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

2008 Chinese Language Flagships Brigham Young University Arizona State University The Ohio State University Indiana University The University of Mississippi University of Rhode Island University of Oregon Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Superior Advanced (High, Mid, Low) Intermediate (High, Mid, Low) Novice (High, Mid, Low) Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

Flagship Certification Superior Proficiency in Mandarin Completed Bachelor’s Degree (Any Field) One Semester Direct Enrollment at Nanjing University ・Ｆｏｕｒ-Ｍｏｎｔｈ Internship with Chinese Firm or Organization Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

Current Flagship Languages Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Turkmen, Uzbek, Yoruba Innovation in International Programming Through a National Initiative

Current Flagship Languages

Where is Japanese??? Languages are included solely because of their relevance to U.S. national security concerns. Japan is a close ally and presents no threat to U.S. national security.