| Federal Grant Will Allow Expansion of Chinese Language Program9/29/2006 3:12 PMThe Office of Instructional Services has been awarded a Foreign
Language Assistance Program (FLAP) Grant from the U.S. Department of
Education for the Chinese Articulation Project. The three-year
grant will provide approximately $680,000 to:
- expand the existing Chinese language program (located in two
middle schools and two high schools) into an elementary school,
providing a K-14 articulated program that starts with students in
kindergarten and extends through two years of college credit with the
College in the Schools program;
- increase the diversity of students taking Chinese;
- coordinate and standardize language instruction across the
traditionally separate school structures through shared professional
development, districtwide world language standards, and the use of
common language instruction approaches and strategies;
- enrich the Chinese language program through cultural emphasis and
experiences, increased parent and community involvement, and use of
technology; and
- create a replicable model, both within the district and
nationally, of an articulated, standards-based foreign language program
with support of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced
Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), Department of Asian Languages
and Literatures; and China Center.
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