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1 K-12 Chinese Language Programs in North Carolina

2 K-12 Chinese Language Study & Spanish 1. Spanish 1. Spanish 2. French 2. French 2. French 3. Latin 3. Latin 3. Latin 4. German 4. German 4. German 5, Japanese 5. Japanese 5. Chinese 2, SNS 6. Chinese 6. SNS 2, OFL 7. SNS 7. Japanese 8. Chinese 8. OFL 8. OFL 9. Russian 9. Russian 9. Russian

3 K-12 Chinese Language Study Totals 323 1,265 2,352 2,708 Over 2,300 more students in 4 school years More than 50% are at the K-5 level Just over 20% of students are taking Chinese online for graduation credit

4 FLES Foreign Language in Elementary School Totals ,551 Classes meet 1-5 days each week for minutes Goals: Proficiency in listening and speaking Understanding and appreciation of culture Some proficiency in reading and writing (varies with program and age of students)

5 DLI Programs Dual Language/Immersion Programs Elementary (K-5) Full immersion Smith Academy of International Languages Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Two-way Glenwood Elementary School Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Middle & High School Researching & Planning Expanding K-5 programs Partial immersion McDougle Middle School Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Philo Magnet Academy Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

6 Middle Schools Beginning or Continuing Courses : 38 students : 562 students 2007 State Board of Education Policy allows middle school courses to be taken for high school graduation credit

7 High Schools Chinese I Chinese II Chinese III Chinese IV Chinese V Total

8 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment

9 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2007

10 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2008

11 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2008

12 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2009

13 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Fall 2009

14 K-12 Chinese Language Enrollment Spring 2010

15 New & Expanding Face-to-Face Programs for Asheville City Schools Buncombe County Schools Cabarrus County Schools Cumberland County Schools Currituck County Schools Gaston County Schools McDowell County Schools Onslow County Schools Polk County Schools Rowan-Salisbury County Schools Swain County Schools

16 US-China School Partnerships 24 total from 17 districts + 2 independent 15 high schools - 1 K-10 charter 5 middle schools - 1 private school 2 elementary schools Public Schools Private School

17 Confucius Classrooms Hanban-Asia Society Network Program NC: Union County Public Schools 19 other sites in 15 states Center for International Understanding Confucius Institutes North Carolina State University Pfeiffer University

18 Students in Grades 8-11 in NC Exploratory: no previous Chinese study Enhancement: 1 year of Chinese study $50 registration fee; all other expenses paid Chinese conversation, literacy, and culture 2008 at Appalachian State University 2009 & 2010 at Queens University

19 Online Mandarin Chinese FLAP grant for I & II AP grant for III, IV, and AP courses Creative Commons NCVPS Pilot each level Revise then regular offering Conversation Coaches Both simplified and traditional characters Digital textbooks available on LEARN NC website All courses complete by Spring 2010

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21 NCVPS Online Chinese Enrollment Levels Semester Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring I II III IV 5 8 AP 6

22 Course Themes Level I: Me & my immediate surroundings Level II: Me & my community Level III: Think globally & live locally Level IV: If the world were a village Level V: Advanced Placement

23 Instructional Design Features

24 NCVPS Culture Cafes Social and educational combination Practice different world languages in immersion setting and/or preview NCVPS online course opportunities Upcoming sessions posted on Culture Café calendar ( Blog at

25 Digital textbooks

26 Professional development Teaching World Languages Online Virtual Chinese Mentoring

27 Helga Fasciano Contact Information Section Chief, K-12 Program Areas NC Department of Public Instruction Ph: Ann Marie Gunter Second (World) Language Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction Ph: Dr. Bobby Hobgood Director of Research & Development in Online Curriculum & Instruction LEARN NC-School of Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph:

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