Language Teaching Center for DoD
The purpose of the effort will be to provide critical foreign language training to adult students from the university, military and government agencies who have a requirement to speak and understand Arabic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Iraqi Dialect, Persian, and other languages… (more)
For more information about individual language programs use the following links: Arabic – Persian – Pashtu
CAST: Computer Assisted Screening Tool
The purpose of this project is to assemble a consortium of five institutions (three universities, one military language training unit and professional association) to create oral diagnostics screening instruments on a nationwide scale for Arabic, Spanish and later Persian descents… (more)
Link: CAST
Project GO – ROTC Language and Culture Programs
Language and culture education are strong curricular emphases at one of the largest campuses in the California State University (CSU) system, San Diego State University (SDSU), with regular classes offered in Arabic, Persian, and Russian, among others. ROTC administrators at SDSU have leadership responsibilities for 13 (Army) and 15 (Air Force) programs located in the greater San Diego area. They are committed to offering cadets extensive training in critical languages and cultures, while utilizing and strengthening existing resources… (more)
StarTalk
Faculty from San Diego State University Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC), the Department of Linguistics, Middle Eastern and Asian Languages, and the California Foreign Language Project, are proposing to offer an intensive summer language program in Persian for up to 60 middle and high school students…(more)
STARTALK at LARC information
Links:
Persian StarTalk Website
Dari-Pashtu StarTalk Website
Turkish StarTalk Website
SAILN: Southern Area International Languages Network
The California Foreign Language Project (CFLP) is a California Subject Matter project (CSMP) professional development program designed to strengthen foreign language instruction at every level of California educational system. The project sponsors a network of nine regional projects for a total of eleven sites that are responsible for hosting professional development programs for language educators in their respective areas. SAILN is the local site project. These programs support teachers over time and expose them to new developments in the field… (more)
Link: SAILN Website
