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ARABI C, CHI NE SE , AND RUSSI AN DOME ST I C UNDE RGRADUAT E F L AGSHI P PROGRAMS T e c hnic a l Assista nc e We b ina r Se pte mb e r 10, 2019

WE BI NAR PART I CI PANT S De fe nse L a ng ua g e a nd Na tio na l Se c urity E duc a tio n Offic e (DL NSE O) • Dr. Sa m E ise n • Mr. E d Mc De rmo tt • Mr. Da vid E dwa rds I nstitute o f I nte rna tio na l E duc a tio n (I I E ) • Ms. Che lse a Syphe r • Ms. Ca rrie Re yno lds

T HE L ANGU AGE F L AGSHI P T he L a ng ua g e F la g ship is a pa rtne rship b e twe e n the Na tio na l Se c urity E duc a tio n Pro g ra m a nd U.S. I nstitutio ns o f Hig he r E duc a tio n with the missio n o f c re a ting ne w mo de ls o f la ng ua g e le a rning tha t pro duc e c o lle g e g ra dua te s o f a ll ma jo rs with pro fe ssio na l-le ve l o r I nte ra g e nc y L a ng ua g e Ro undta b le L e ve l 3 (I L R 3) pro fic ie nc y in Ara b ic , Chine se , K o re a n, Pe rsia n, Po rtug ue se , a nd Russia n.

PROGRAM OBJE CT I VE S • Stre ng the n pro g ra ms fo r unde rg ra dua te stude nts o f a ll ma jo rs a nd disc ipline s tha t te a c h F la g ship ta rg e t la ng ua g e s to the pro fe ssio na l le ve l (I L R 3) a nd b e yo nd to impro ve the na tio na l po o l o f U.S. c itize ns who a re pro fic ie nt in c ritic a l la ng ua g e s; • Pro vide o ppo rtunitie s fo r a dditio na l suppo rt fo r la ng ua g e le a rning le a ding to pro fe ssio na l-le ve l pro fic ie nc y fo r a dive rse stude nt po pula tio n fro m a ll a c a de mic o r pro fe ssio na l ma jo rs; • Pro vide stude nts a t a ll le ve ls with e xpe rtise in the c ulture o f the re g io ns whe re F la g ship ta rg e t la ng ua g e s a re spo ke n with the g o a l o f pro duc ing F la g ship g ra dua te s who a re no t o nly la ng ua g e pro fic ie nt b ut a lso c ultura lly kno wle dg e a b le a nd a wa re ;

PROGRAM OBJE CT I VE S (CONT I NU E D) • I nte g ra te e ffe c tive use o f la ng ua g e le a rning te c hno lo g y into pe da g o g y a nd stude nt le a rning to o ls; • Artic ula te Do me stic F la g ship Pro g ra m instruc tio n with hig h-q ua lity instruc tio n in a n Ove rse a s F la g ship Ce nte r; • Ac hie ve F la g ship unde rg ra dua te stude nt e nro llme nt, re te ntio n a nd c o mple tio n ra te s tha t ma ximize the numb e r o f stude nts c o mple ting the e ntire do me stic a nd o ve rse a s pro g ra m with F la g ship Ce rtific a tio n;

PROGRAM OBJE CT I VE S (CONT I NU E D) • I nc re a se the numb e r o f F la g ship g ra dua te s with fe de ra l se rvic e c o mmitme nts thro ug h pa rtic ipa tio n in Bo re n a nd ROT C Sc ho la rship o ppo rtunitie s inte nde d fo r F la g ship stude nts; • Pro vide pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s fo r F la g ship fa c ulty, instruc to rs, a nd sta ff o n stude nt-c e nte re d a nd o utc o me s-b a se d te a c hing a nd le a rning a nd to de ve lo p the ir pro fe ssio na l a nd le a de rship skills to e nsure pro g ra m susta ina b ility; a nd • I nc re a se institutio na liza tio n a nd susta ina b ility o f F la g ship Pro g ra ms a nd pra c tic e s o ve r time a nd se c ure lo ng -te rm institutio na l c o mmitme nt to impro ving la ng ua g e le a rning .

E L I GI BI L I T Y • U.S. I nstitutio ns o f Hig he r E duc a tio n with de mo nstra te d e xpe rie nc e de live ring hig h- q ua lity unde rg ra dua te la ng ua g e le a rning in pro po se d the la ng ua g e • F o r Chinese only : pursua nt to Se c tio n 1091 o f the Jo hn S. Mc Ca in Na tio na l De fe nse Autho riza tio n Ac t fo r F Y2019, no funding will b e pro vide d to a n institutio n o f hig he r e duc a tio n tha t ho sts a Co nfuc ius I nstitute fo r Chine se la ng ua g e instruc tio n unde r the L a ng ua g e F la g ship pro g ra m. Applic a nts will ne e d to c e rtify tha t the ir institutio n do e s no t ho st a Co nfuc ius I nstitute • Co mmo n e lig ib ility q ue stio ns: • Pub lic vs. priva te institutio ns • Multiple la ng ua g e s a t the sa me institutio n • Co nso rtia mo de ls

L ANGU AGE -SPE CI F I C RE QU I RE ME NT S All F la g ship stude nts must re c e ive the fo llo wing tra ining a s pa rt o f the ir do me stic pro g ra m, in pre pa ra tio n fo r the o ve rse a s c a psto ne pro g ra m: abic : Ar • F o unda tio na l tra ining in Mo de rn Sta nda rd Ara b ic a nd E g yptia n Dia le c t • F unc tio na l Mo ro c c a n Ara b ic dia le c t Chinese : • Spo ke n Chine se with pro pe r to ne s a nd c o ntro l o f idio ma tic spe e c h • Ab ility to re a d b o th Cla ssic a l a nd Simplifie d c ha ra c te rs • Cla ssic a l Chine se a nd c o mma nd o f c la ssic a l struc ture s c o mmo n in c o nte mpo ra ry writte n Chine se ussian : R • F o unda tio na l tra ining in Russia n • F unc tio na l pre pa ra tio n in K a za kh la ng ua g e

E VAL U AT I ON CRI T E RI A • Qua lity o f L e a de rship, Pro po se d Administra tive Struc ture a nd Sta ffing • I nstitutio na l Co mmitme nt • Stre ng th o f Pro po se d Curric ula r De sig n • E xpo sure to L a ng ua g e • Stre ng th o f Re c ruitme nt, E nro llme nt, a nd Re te ntio n Pla n • I nc o rpo ra tio n o f Pe da g o g ic a l Be st Pra c tic e s a nd Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt • Stre ng th o f L inka g e s a nd Co lla b o ra tio ns with Othe r Disc ipline s • Budg e t a nd Co st E ffe c tive ne ss

F U NDI NG DE T AI L S • Antic ipa te ma king the fo llo wing numb e r o f c o st-re imb ursa b le a wa rds: • Ar abic : 5 - 8 • Chinese : 8 - 14 • R ussian : 5 - 8 • $275,000 - $325,000 pe r Pro je c t Ye a r fo r e a c h pro g ra m. Hig he r funding up to $375,000 will b e c o nside re d fo r a pplic a nts who de mo nstra te c o nsiste nt re g iste re d F la g ship e nro llme nts o ve r 60 a nd suc c e ss in q ua lifying stude nts fo r the o ve rse a s c a psto ne pro g ra m • Stude nt suppo rt funding is a wa rde d thro ug h a se pa ra te , a nnua l pro c e ss a fte r re c e ipt o f a c o re a wa rd

PROJE CT T I ME L I NE • Pro je c t Ye a r 1: June 1, 2020 – Ma y 31, 2021 • Pro je c t Ye a r 2: June 1, 2021 – Ma y 31, 2022 • Pro je c t Ye a r 3: June 1, 2022 – Ma y 31, 2023 • Pro je c t Ye a r 4: June 1, 2023 – Ma y 31, 2024

F U NDI NG T I ME L I NE • Oc to b e r 15, 2019: Pro po sa l De a dline • No ve mb e r - De c e mb e r 2019: Se le c tio n Pa ne ls • Ja nua ry 2020: No tific a tio n o f F ina lists • F e b rua ry – Ma rc h 2020: Site Visits a nd Pro je c t Orde r Ne g o tia tio n • June 1, 2020: Awa rds Be g in

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