World Languages InstituteWorld Languages Institute

Graduate School of EducationGraduate School of Education

Department of Asian Languages Department of Asian Languages and Culturesand Cultures

Chinese Language InitiativesChinese Language Initiatives

in Response to the Critical Needsin Response to the Critical Needs

of the Global Marketplaceof the Global Marketplace

The World Languages InstituteThe World Languages Institute

The WLI provides K-12 world language teachers with a graduate-level core program in pedagogy reflecting the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the National Standards for Second Language Teaching.

In 2006, the WLI initiated a program specially tailored to training native speakers of Chinese currently working in other fields to become effective teachers of the language to meet the needs of the New Jersey educational system.

The World Languages InstituteThe World Languages InstituteAccelerated Chinese Language Accelerated Chinese Language Teacher Certification ProgramTeacher Certification Program

The WLI Accelerated Chinese The WLI Accelerated Chinese Language Teacher Certification Language Teacher Certification Program offers:Program offers:

State-approved courses in pedagogy, State-approved courses in pedagogy, methodology, Chinese linguistics and methodology, Chinese linguistics and literature.literature.Intensive day and evening courses Intensive day and evening courses taught by highly qualified faculty and taught by highly qualified faculty and experts in the field.experts in the field.Fulfillment of K-12 Certificate of Fulfillment of K-12 Certificate of Eligibility requirements in as few as Eligibility requirements in as few as two summers.two summers.

Course Offerings Summer 2008Course Offerings Summer 2008Methods of Foreign Language TeachingMethods of Foreign Language Teaching

Technology in the World Language ClassTechnology in the World Language Class

Theories of Second Language AcquisitionTheories of Second Language Acquisition

Advanced Topics in Chinese Language and LinguisticsAdvanced Topics in Chinese Language and Linguistics

Chinese Across the CurriculumChinese Across the Curriculum

Practicum in Language EducationPracticum in Language Education

Chinese PoetryChinese Poetry

Advanced Chinese GrammarAdvanced Chinese Grammar

WLI Chinese Program StatisticsWLI Chinese Program Statistics

Accepted Applicants in 2008 - Accepted Applicants in 2008 - 3636Total # in Program 2006 - 2008 - Total # in Program 2006 - 2008 - 102102

Participants Who Earned CE 2006 - 2008 -Participants Who Earned CE 2006 - 2008 - 27 27Participants Working in NJ Public Schools - Participants Working in NJ Public Schools - 9 9

Practicum in Language EducationPracticum in Language Education

This GSE course was conducted for two weeks This GSE course was conducted for two weeks at the Highland Park Summer Camp followed by at the Highland Park Summer Camp followed by two weeks at Princeton H. S. with students from two weeks at Princeton H. S. with students from Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro K-12 Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro K-12 school districts. It was funded by grants from school districts. It was funded by grants from the Freeman Foundation and STARTALK.the Freeman Foundation and STARTALK.

Graduate School of EducationGraduate School of EducationOpportunities for Chinese Language Opportunities for Chinese Language

Teacher TrainingTeacher Training

Traditional two-year Master’s Degree (Ed.M.) Traditional two-year Master’s Degree (Ed.M.) and Certification Programs (45 credits)and Certification Programs (45 credits)

Alternate Route Program (19 credits)*Alternate Route Program (19 credits)*

**Upon successful completion Upon successful completion of the alternate route program, of the alternate route program, participants are recommended participants are recommended for standard certification and, if for standard certification and, if accepted into the GSE Ed.M. accepted into the GSE Ed.M. Language Education program, Language Education program, may apply their 19 credits may apply their 19 credits towards an Ed.M. degree.towards an Ed.M. degree.

The Department of Asian The Department of Asian Languages and CulturesLanguages and Cultures

Master of Arts for TeachersMaster of Arts for Teachers

““This program is designed for those This program is designed for those already teaching Chinese and those already teaching Chinese and those interested in pursuing a career related interested in pursuing a career related to Chinese language and culture to Chinese language and culture teaching. Undergraduates majoring in teaching. Undergraduates majoring in Chinese or related fields intending to Chinese or related fields intending to teach Chinese may wish to augment teach Chinese may wish to augment their B.A. with this degree.”their B.A. with this degree.”

Excerpted from the departmental website

HTTP://WLI.RUTGERS.EDUHTTP://WLI.RUTGERS.EDU

Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityWorld Languages InstituteWorld Languages Institute

20 Seminary Place20 Seminary PlaceNew Brunswick, NJ 08901New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: 732-932-7373Phone: 732-932-7373Fax: 732-932-1556Fax: 732-932-1556

E-mail: wli@langlab.rutgers.eduE-mail: wli@langlab.rutgers.edu