Tirado TeacherPrep

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