STARTALK PROGRAMS LISTED BY STATE

ARIZONA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U./Arizona State U., Prescott & Tempe (Chinese)
1) Student program: college-level Mandarin course for students (June 16-July 18)
2) Teacher program: graduate course in teaching Mandarin at the secondary level for teachers (June 23-July 9).
Student program contact: Leeann Chen at chenl@erau.edu
Teacher program contact: Madeline Spring at mkspring@asu.edu .

ARKANSAS

See University of Kansas

CALIFORNIA

Southern California

Aldeen Foundation, Pasadena (Arabic)
1) Summer Immersion Course in Modern Arabic for Middle and High School Students; Arabic used
in activities like cooking ethnic food, poetry reading, songs, crafts, sports, traditional games, theater skits,
and field trips. (July 14- July 25)
2) K-12: Continuing Professional Education for Arabic Teachers (July 14-July 25)
http://www.aldeenfoundation.org/

Human Assistance & Development Intl., San Bernardino (Arabic)
Striving for Excellence in the Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language; theoretical and practical
training in teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Online class: May 5-16; Onsite classes:
June 30-July 11, July 14-25) http://www.hadi.org/startalk

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (Chinese)
Chinese Language Teacher Preparation Summer Institute; program leads to certification
of qualified teachers of Mandarin in K-12 bilingual immersion or foreign language classrooms
(June 23-August 12) http://www.lmu.edu/soe

Occidental College, Los Angeles (Arabic)
Putting Arabic Standards Front and Center; Week 1: Building Leadership in the Arabic Language
Teaching Community - teachers hone skills in standards-based instruction; Week 2:
Maximizing Student Achievement in Arabic Language Programs - creating lessons that
engage students and boost proficiency (June 7-June 11; June 16-June 20) http://www.la-stars.net

Teaching Chinese Resources, Metro L.A., San Diego, Orange & Ventura Counties (Chinese, Arabic, Hindi)
1) Arabic at Bell High (LA Unified Schools); first public school Arabic class in California (June 30-August 12)
2) Students Immersion Programs/ Leadership Expedition Camp; Chinese immersion for middle and high school students;
also outward bound expeditionary Chinese language camp; beginners apply language skills in social and
survival interactions at Verdugo Pines Camp near L.A. (June 30-August 12)
3) Teacher Training and Professional Workshop Programs; heritage school teachers professional training (May1-June 15)
4) Learning Hindi Language; possibly first public school Hindi class in California; beginners (June 30-August 12)
http://www.teachingchinese.org

University of California at Los Angeles (Persian)
Persian for Persians; designed for high school heritage speakers; instruction builds on knowledge students
acquire in a lifetime of exposure; focuses on developing academic skills and cultural literacy
in a content-based curriculum (June 23-August 1)
http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages

Northern California

CAIS Institute, San Francisco (Chinese)
Chinese American International School Institute Intensive Summer High School Courses; two Mandarin sessions -
beginner followed by advanced; students can earn San Francisco Unified School District foreign language credit
(June 23-July 18; July 21-August 15) http://www.caisinstitute.org

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, Atherton (Arabic, Chinese)
Immersion summer camps for middle and high school heritage speakers: one for Arabic,
another for Chinese (June 28-July 26) http://www.mmla.middlebury.edu

San Francisco State University , San Francisco (Chinese)
1) San Francisco Chinese Language Academy for Summer Students; intensive, technology-infused Mandarin for
middle school students; create podcasts, videos and graphic novels (June 16-July 11)
2) Institute for Innovative Teaching of Chinese; earn credits toward teacher certification or degree (June 16-June 27)
http://sfclass.my-ecoach.com

Stanford University, Palo Alto (Chinese)
1) Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture Project for High School Students (June 23-July 18)
2) Professional Development for Their Teachers (July 9-July 15)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/

University of California, Berkeley (Chinese)
Berkeley K-16 Bridge: Improving Teacher Effectiveness in Mandarin Classrooms;
enrichment training for California middle and high school teachers (August 5-August 15)

CONNECTICUT

Glastonbury and Wallingford

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (Chinese)
1) Discover Chinese Student Program; intensive classroom instruction, with field trips,
for beginning and intermediate students of Chinese; two locations: Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford
and Glastonbury Public Schools (June 30-July 25)
2) Discover Chinese Teacher Program; intensive two-week professional development program
at Glastonbury (June 30-July 11; July 14-July 25)
http://www.actfl.org/scholarship

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Note: Opportunity in Washington, D.C. to talk to participants from all STARTALK centers
STARTALK Assessment Training Workshp: Teachers and program directors from all 81 STARTALK programs;
taught by the Center for Applied Linguistics (June 8-June 10) http://www.cal.org

Center for Applied Linguistics/Georgetown U/George Washington U, D.C. (Arabic)
1) Arabic K-12 Hands-On Workshop/Teacher Training Laboratory; K-12 teachers experience learner-centered, communicative
language teaching techniques; study National Standards for Learning Arabic (June 23-June 27)
2) Teaching Arabic to Upper High School and University Students (May 19-May 23)
3) Writing and Implementing Arabic Curriculum K-12 (June 28-July 3)
http://nclrc.org/profdev/nclrc_inst_pres/summer_inst.html

HAWAII

University of Hawaii, Honolulu (Chinese)
1) Chinese Immersion Sports Camp; students learn language and culture in classrooms and in sports (July 7-July 25)
2) Chinese Language Teacher Training Institute; separate sessions for teachers-in-training on instructional approach,
plus observation of student instruction (July 3-July 25)

ILLINOIS

Chicago Public Schools (Arabic, Chinese)
1) STARTALK Arabic Language Institute; Chicago Public Schools Office of Language and Cultural Education
in partnership with University of Chicago (June 23-July 18)
2) STARTALK Chinese Summer Language Program; Level 3 Chinese for Chicago Public School students
at University of Chicago campus; plus field trips (June 23-July 18)
http://www.olce.org ; http://confuciusinstitutechicago.org

DePaul University, Chicago (Arabic, Chinese)
1) Student Immersion Program in Arabic; beginner and intermediate levels; includes cultural activities,
calligraphy, interactions with heritage speakers (June 16-July 30)
http://condor.depaul.edu/~mol/startalkarb/
2) Teacher Professional Development in Arabic; two courses for 40 teachers and prospective teachers of Arabic:
Assessment and evaluation (June 16-June27); Teaching methods (June 30-July 14)
http://condor.depaul.edu/~mol/startalkarb/
3) Student Chinese Language Academy; an intensive, college-level course in Beginning /Advanced Beginning Mandarin
(June 20, Orientation; June 23-July 23)
http://www.depaul.edu/~mol/startalkchn
4) Teacher Training and Professional Development Chinese Language Academy; for academic credit (June 16-June 25,
graduate course; June 26-July 23; optional practicum)
http://www.depaul.edu/~mol/startalkchn

INDIANA

Indiana University, Bloomington (Hindi, Urdu, Chinese)
1) Summer Intensive Program for Hindi and Urdu; program equivalent to one semester of university-level instruction
(June 13-July 11) http://www.iub.edu/~isp ; http://www.iub.edu/~iubhindi ; http://www.iub.edu/~indiast
2) Chinese Pedagogy Institute; graduate-level credit for prospective and current middle and high school
Chinese teachers recruited nationally (June 15-July 2) http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/CPI/index.htm

IOWA

Iowa State University, Ames (Chinese)
Mentoring and Leadership for K-12 Chinese Teachers; principles of mentoring, leadership, and change
at district and state level (June 20-June 30) http://nflrc.iastate.edu/

KANSAS

University of Kansas, Distance Learning (Chinese)
Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas offers Chinese Summer Language Institutes via Interactive Distance
Learning to six school districts around Kansas, students in the Kansas City metropolitan area, as well as students in
Beebe and Gravette, Arkansas; ninth and tenth graders learn elementary Chinese using advanced videoconferencing
technology, followed by a group field trip to Kansas City. (June 2-June 14; June 16-June 28; July 7-July 19)
http://www.confucius.ku.edu

KENTUCKY

Crane House - Asia Institute, Louisville (Chinese)
Crane House Chinese Language Camp; immersion in Mandarin for high school seniors; emphasizes using
language rather than 'learning' it (July 7-July 25)
http://www.cranehouse.org

Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights (Arabic, Chinese)
1) STARTALK for High School/College Credit; semi-intensive program for seniors in local schools
to earn college credit in Arabic or Chinese (June 9-July 18)
2) Intensive Summer Institute for World Language Teachers for Arabic and Chinese; intensive alternative
certification teacher training institute for people fluent in Arabic or Chinese who want to teach in schools
(June 9-July 25) http://www.nku.edu/~worldlang

LOUISIANA

Institute of Critical Languages & Cultural Exchange, Inc., Baton Rouge (Arabic)
Al-Bab Maftooh: Arabic Proficiency within Cultural Dimensions; for high school students with Intermediate proficiency;
provides meaningful level of cultural competency; for credit (June 28-August 7) http://www.iclce.org/

MARYLAND

Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick (Chinese)
1) Summer Center for Exploratory Chinese; middle school students introduced to the language and culture (July 14-August 1)
2) Teacher Training; workshops and practicum for Chinese speakers wishing to become teachers (June 12, 19 and 26)
http://www.fcps.org

Howard Community College, Columbia (Arabic, Chinese)
Intensive Critical Language Learning Experience for 8th grade and rising college freshman Howard County students
to learn Beginning Arabic or Chinese (June 23-August 7) http://www.howardcc.edu

Springbrook High School, Silver Spring (Arabic)
Arabic Summer Institute: Introduction to the Arabic Language and Cultures; intensive language and cultural experience
to prepare students for Arabic study during school year (June 16-July 3) http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/springbrookhs/

Teaching Chinese Resources, Montgomery County (Chinese)
The Ice Breaking Program (for students); fun and exciting Chinese learning experience leading to language proficiency
(June 9-July 3) http://www.teachingchinese.org

MASSACHUSETTS

University of Massachusetts, Boston (Chinese)
1) Mandarin Summer Camp for Students; beginning, intermediate and advanced classes (June 30-July 25)
2) Chinese Language Teachers Summer Institute: a) preparation for certification tests for new Chinese language
teachers (June 29-July 12); applying technology in teaching, for experienced teachers (July 13-July 25)
http://ccde.umb.edu/china/

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

University of Mississippi, Oxford (Chinese)
Mississippi STARTALK II Student Training; builds on last year's success with the Mississippi High School
Short Pipeline Program; intensive instruction in Chinese (June 26-July 23)
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/STARTALK.html

MONTANA

University of Montana, Missoula (Arabic)
Montana Arabic Summer Institute (MASI); intensive introductory Arabic course for high school students;
non-residential (June 23-July 25) http://www.umt.edu/ip

NEW JERSEY

Edison Township Public Schools, Edison (Hindi)
Hindi in New Jersey; summer training program for teachers of Hindi who currently work as teachers in the community-based
after-school program run by HindiUSA; includes a practicum (June 16-July 3)
Contact: Martin Smith, martin.smith@edison.k12.nj.us , (732) 650-5200 extension 5248

Rutgers U. & Princeton/West Windsor-Plainsboro School Districts (Chinese)
New Brunswick and Princeton, New Jersey
Expanding Chinese in the New Jersey World Languages Classroom;
1) Chinese learning experience for students (July 21-August 1)
2) professional development for Teachers (Methods: June 30-July 14; Practicum: July 21-Aug. 1)
http://k12chinese.rutgers.edu

NEW MEXICO

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Arabic, Chinese)
Summer Institutes for High School Students in 1) Arabic and 2) Chinese; classroom programs for university credit
(June 2-June 27) http://www.unm.edu/~fll

NEW YORK

China Institute, New York City (Chinese)
Chinese Summer Immersion Academy; for metro-area high school students with no prior Mandarin background (July 7-August 15)
http://www.chinainstitute.org/summer-academy/

Hunter College, New York City (Chinese)
1) A New Model for Summer Chinese Language and Culture Instruction; model for mainstreaming Chinese
language and culture instruction into grades 7-12; includes three-week enrichment summer camp,
a four-week online instruction program and a one-week wrap-up/assessment (June 30-August 21)
2) Teacher Training; includes a one-week seminar on Chinese language pedagogy, a three-week teaching
observation and practicum, a four-week online course and a one-week wrap-up/ assessment (June 23-August 21)
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/chinese

New York University, New York City (Hindi, Urdu)
Summer Intensive Teacher Training Program in Hindi and Urdu; residential program designed to enhance the
knowledge and skills of current and prospective school, community and college teachers of Hindi and Urdu
(July 7-July 16) http://www.scps.nyu.edu/startalk

Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, Queensbury (Chinese)
Board of Cooperative Educational Services Mandarin Immersion and Chinese Culture Program; half-day program
on campus of Adirondack Community College (July 28-August 1; August 4-August 8)
http://www.wswheboces.org/LCRC

NORTH CAROLINA

Appalachian State University, Boone (Chinese)
STARTALK North Carolina Student Summer Institute in Chinese; immersion residential Chinese program for students in grades 9-12; exploratory- and intermediate-level instruction (June 16-July 5)
http://www.conferences-camps.appstate.edu/academic/startalk.php

OHIO

Kent State University, Kent (Arabic, Chinese, Hindi)
Regents Summer Language Academy: Problem-Based Learning Communities, including
1) Arabic, 2) Chinese and 3) Hindi; aimed at upper-level high school students; 4-week summer residential program followed by nine mini-immersion sessions during the academic year
(June 29-July 26) http://fla.mcls.kent.edu/

Ohio State University, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton (Chinese)
1) Chinese Immersion Summer Day Camps; for middle and high school students in Columbus, Cleveland
and Dayton areas; provides teachers and mentors professional development opportunity (June 16-June 27)
2) Chinese Program Enhancement Project; distance learning program providing mentoring to certified new
teachers of Chinese currently teaching in Ohio K-12 schools (June 12-June 24; August 2008-May 2009)

PENNSYLVANIA

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Chinese)
Penn High School Chinese Academy; university faculty offer rigorous curriculum for high school students
(July 6-August 15) http://www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu

RHODE ISLAND

Bryant University, Smithfield (Chinese)
1) Bryant Summer High School and Middle School Chinese Language and Culture Immersion Program; intensive language
training and rich cultural activities (June 30-July 14; optional Olympics trip to China, July 16-July 29)
2) Chinese Language and Culture Teacher Training; provides K-12 teachers from different subject areas strategies and
resources to teach about Chinese language and culture (June 23-July 14; optional Olympics trip to China, July 16-July 29)
http://china.bryant.edu

SOUTH CAROLINA

Wilson High School, Florence (Chinese)
Splash Into Chinese; intensive language camp for high school students with no prior Chinese language background
(July 14-August 1) http://www.fsd1.org/wilson

TEXAS

Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, Euless (Chinese, Hindi)
1) Discover Asia; for-credit summer academy for Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 7th graders in Chinese or Hindi (June 9-June 26)
http://www.hebisd.edu/edge
2) Discover Asia Teacher Program; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages intensive professional development
program in Hindi (June 9-June 20) http://www.actfl.org/scholarship

Teaching Chinese Resources, Dallas, Houston (Chinese)
1) The Ice Breaking Program (for students); fun and exciting Chinese learning experience enabling students to gain
proficiency in Chinese (Houston: June 9-July 3; Dallas: June 25-July 25)
2) Chinese Professional Development Workshop; 3 courses for teachers; credit toward Texas certification (till June 8)
http://dfwstartalk.org ; http://www.teachingchinese.org ; http://clta-texas.org

UTAH

Brigham Young University, Provo (Arabic, Chinese)
1) Summer Arabic Camp; immersion programs; (Session 1: June 23-July 16; Session 2: July 21-August 13)
2) Summer Arabic Camp Teacher Apprenticeships; hands-on experience running lively Arabic program for credit
(June 23-July 16; July 21-August 13) http://nmelrc.byu.edu/startalk/teachers/
3) Chinese Language Camp; intensive, residential programs for high school students (July 9-July 3; August 4-August 27)
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/startalk/
4) Chinese Teacher Training Workshop; blends distance/online line phase (July 14-July 25) with an intensive, residential practicum
(July 28-August 8) http://ce.byu.edu/cw/startalk/

VERMONT

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, Colchester (Arabic, Chinese)
STARTALK Heritage Learners of 1) Arabic and 2) Chinese; immersion summer camps for middle and high school
"heritage speakers"(June 28-July 26) http://www.mmla.middlebury.edu

VIRGINIA

Arlington County Public Schools, Arlington (Arabic, Chinese)
Summer Exploratory and Enrichment for 1) Arabic and 2) Chinese; classes for beginners, heritage speakers without
formal training and enrichment courses for continuing students (July 10-July 31)
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us

George Mason University, Fairfax (Arabic, Chinese)
Liven Up Teaching Arabic and Chinese Through the Theory of Multiple Intelligences; summer institute for professional
development and training in varied approaches to language learning (June 23-July 3)
http://gse.gmu.edu/programs/foreignlang/

Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington (Arabic, Chinese)
Powering Up Your Arabic and Chinese Language Courses With Technology; professional development course for teachers
in foreign language instructional technology (June 30-July 3) http://www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/hss/world/startalk.html

Virginia Department of Education, Richmond (Chinese)
Virginia STARTALK Chinese Academy; residential program at Virginia Commonwealth University for
tenth- and eleventh-grade foreign language students; (June 22-July 13)

University of Virginia (Chinese)
Virginia STARTALK Chinese Teacher Academy; for-credit courses in teaching Chinese as a foreign language;
intensive hands-on training (June 16-July 13) http://www.virginia.edu/ealc/overseas.html

WASHINGTON

OneWorld Now, Seattle (Arabic, Chinese)
1) Summer Arabic Language Camp 2) Summer Chinese Language Camp
Intensive summer language camps (August 4-August 22)
http://www.oneworldnow.org

Seattle Public Schools, Seattle (Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Urdu)
STARTALK 2; continuation of last summer's teacher training; coursework leading to Washington state teacher certification
(July 14-August 30) http://www.seattleschools.org

WISCONSIN

Beloit College (Arabic, Chinese)
The Olympics and Beyond: Summer Intensive Arabic or Chinese Study at Beloit; residential program offers high school
students the opportunity to complete a year's worth of college-level Arabic or Chinese language training in eight weeks
(June 14-August 8) http://www.summerlanguages.com