LEADER 03981nam 22005295 450 001 9910136069803321 005 20230808200108.0 010 $a1-78309-611-X 010 $a1-78309-610-1 024 7 $a10.21832/9781783096107 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915437 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4722558 035 $a(DE-B1597)491522 035 $a(OCoLC)961343542 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781783096107 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915437 100 $a20200707h20162016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aExploring the US Language Flagship Program $eProfessional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation /$fDianna Murphy, Karen Evans-Romaine 210 1$aBlue Ridge Summit, PA : $cMultilingual Matters, $d[2016] 210 4$d©2016 215 $a1 online resource (278 pages) 225 0 $aNew Perspectives on Language and Education 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78309-609-8 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tAbbreviations -- $tContributors -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Language Flagship: Creating Expectations and Opportunities for Professional- Level Language Learning in Undergraduate Education -- $t2. Laying the Groundwork: Programmatic Models in US Language Flagship Programs -- $t3. Adding Breadth to the Undergraduate Curriculum: Flagship Approaches to Interdisciplinary Language Learning -- $t4. The Road Through Superior: Building Learner Independence -- $t5. Maximizing Oral Proficiency Development via Telecollaborative Partnerships in the Portuguese Flagship Program -- $t6. Creating Collaborative Communities through Online Cafés -- $t7. Heritage Language Learners in Flagship Programs: Motivation, Language Proficiency and Intercultural Communicative Competence -- $t8. Assessing Language Proficiency and Intercultural Development in the Overseas Immersion Context -- $t9 .Overseas Internships in Advanced to Professional- Level Language Acquisition -- $t10. Beyond Proficiency Gains: Assessing the Academic, Cultural and Professional Impact of the Flagship Experience on Alumni -- $t11. Raise the Flag(ship)! Creating Hybrid Language Programs on the Flagship Model -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix A -- $tAppendix B -- $tIndex 330 $aA number of reports in the US have highlighted the country?s need for improved second language skills for both national security and economic competitiveness. The Language Flagship program, launched in 2002, aims to raise expectations regarding language proficiency levels at the post-secondary level and to address structural gaps in the curricula of many L2 programs. This federally funded program provides opportunities for US undergraduate students in any specialization to reach a professional level of competence in a targeted second language by graduation. This volume highlights innovative practices that enable students to achieve this goal ? even those with no exposure to the second language prior to university. This book explores the rationale and history of the federal program and showcases models and strategies of existing Flagship programs. 410 0$aNew perspectives on language and education ;$t50. 606 $aLanguage and languages$xStudy and teaching$zUnited States 606 $aSecond language acquisition$zUnited States 606 $aCommunicative competence$zUnited States 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aSecond language acquisition 615 0$aCommunicative competence 676 $a418.0071/073 702 $aEvans-Romaine$b Karen, $4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aMurphy$b Dianna, $4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136069803321 996 $aExploring the US Language Flagship Program$92788026 997 $aUNINA