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GLOBAL EDUCATION IN THE GLOBAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS: SCHOOLS:
FOUR INITIATIVES AT WILLIAM FOUR INITIATIVES AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW
JERSEYJERSEY
Isabel Tirado, DeanIsabel Tirado, Dean
College of Humanities & Social SciencesCollege of Humanities & Social Sciences
William Paterson University of New JerseyWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey
1. Curriculum.1. Curriculum.2. Faculty Development2. Faculty Development3. Links with Public School Language 3. Links with Public School Language ProgramsPrograms4. Center for the Study of Critical 4. Center for the Study of Critical Languages Languages
Initiative #1 Curriculum:Initiative #1 Curriculum: The Asian Studies Program The Asian Studies Program
2-track interdisciplinary program in East Asia & 2-track interdisciplinary program in East Asia & South AsiaSouth Asia
Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Korean Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Korean plus literature & culture courses plus literature & culture courses
K-5 Certification already approved for Asian K-5 Certification already approved for Asian StudiesStudies
Teaching Asia Conference for faculty and teachersTeaching Asia Conference for faculty and teachers
Initiative #1 continued: CurriculumInitiative #1 continued: Curriculum
Teacher Preparation program for for K-12 Teacher Preparation program for for K-12 Language Teachers of Chinese and Language Teachers of Chinese and JapaneseJapanese
30 credit program grounded in language, 30 credit program grounded in language, literature, and cultureliterature, and culture
Accelerated componentAccelerated component
Initiative # 2: Faculty DevelopmentInitiative # 2: Faculty Development
Collaboration with Asia Society: 7 faculty Collaboration with Asia Society: 7 faculty members from Education, English, History, members from Education, English, History, Philosophy, Sociology, and Women’s Philosophy, Sociology, and Women’s StudiesStudies
Non Asia specialistsNon Asia specialists 3-year project to revise GE curriculum 3-year project to revise GE curriculum
designed for teacher preparation programsdesigned for teacher preparation programs Will also develop upper division courses to Will also develop upper division courses to
enhance UG curriculumenhance UG curriculum
Initiative # 2 cont’d: Initiative # 2 cont’d: Faculty DevelopmentFaculty Development
Asian Studies faculty member organized a Asian Studies faculty member organized a Fulbright Group Study Seminar in India for Fulbright Group Study Seminar in India for faculty and teachersfaculty and teachers
Fulbright Language Fellows to support Fulbright Language Fellows to support Turkish and ArabicTurkish and Arabic
Sasakawa fellowSasakawa fellow
Initiative # 3: Extended language Initiative # 3: Extended language sequence in schoolssequence in schools
College-level Japanese to economically College-level Japanese to economically disadvantaged students in neighboring schooldisadvantaged students in neighboring school
Program’s immense popularity: from 15 students Program’s immense popularity: from 15 students initially it has grown to 138 taking 1initially it has grown to 138 taking 1stst and 2 and 2ndnd year year Japanese.Japanese.
Using this model, we will introduce Chinese and Using this model, we will introduce Chinese and Arabic this yearArabic this year
Initiative # 4: The Center for the Initiative # 4: The Center for the Study of Critical LanguagesStudy of Critical Languages
To strengthen language pedagogyTo strengthen language pedagogy Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
Persian, Russian, and TurkishPersian, Russian, and Turkish To expand the teaching and learning of To expand the teaching and learning of
critical languagescritical languages Growing student interest: 10% of incoming Growing student interest: 10% of incoming
students requested placement in a critical students requested placement in a critical languagelanguage