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PE RSI AN DOME ST I C UNDE RGRADUAT E F L AGSHI P PROGRAM

T e c hnic a l Assista nc e We b ina r Se pte mb e r 11, 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)

• Ms. K

a ve ri Adva ni 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

• 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)

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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 F la g ship Ca psto ne Pro g ra ms;

• 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 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)

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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 ROT C F la g ship Sc ho la rship

• ppo rtunitie s;
• 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

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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 .

PROGRAM COMPONE NT S

• T

he “Do me stic ” F la g ship Pro g ra m

• De ve lo ps ling uistic a b ility fro m no de mo nstra te d o ra l pro fic ie nc y to I

L R 2 a nd c o rre spo nding g a ins in o the r mo da litie s

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ypic a lly 3 – 4 ye a rs

• T

he Sta te side Ca psto ne Pro g ra m (1 ye a r) inc lude s:

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nstruc tio na l e nha nc e me nts a nd a dva nc e d la ng ua g e pro g ra mming tha t will e na b le stude nts with de mo nstra te d I L R 2 o ra l pro fic ie nc y to a tta in I L R 3 o ra l pro fic ie nc y a nd c o rre spo nding g a ins in o the r mo da litie s

• Co ntinue d c ultura l instruc tio n a nd e xpo sure
• Me a ning ful, a nd ling uistic a lly a nd c ultura lly a ppro pria te inte rnships
• An imme rsive living e nviro nme nt

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 the pro po se d la ng ua g e

• 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

E VAL U AT I ON CRI T E RI A

• Qua lity o f le a de rship, pro po se d a dministra tive struc ture a nd sta ffing
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nstitutio na l c o mmitme nt

• Stre ng th o f pro po se d c urric ula r de sig n
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xpo sure to la 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
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nc o rpo ra tio n o f pe da g o g ic a l b e st pra c tic e s a nd pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt

• Stre ng th o f linka g e s a nd c o lla b o ra tio ns with o the 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 funding one c o st-re imb ursa b le a wa rd fo r a Pe rsia n

Unde rg ra dua te F la g ship Pro g ra m

• Up to $550,000 pe r Pro je c t Ye a r fo r the who le 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 l
• Ja nua ry 2020: No tific a tio n o f F

ina list

• F

e b rua ry – Ma rc h 2020: Site Visit a nd Pro je c t Orde r Ne g o tia tio n

• June 1, 2020: Awa rd Be g ins

Que stio ns?

Ple a se sub mit a dditio na l q ue stio ns to : fla g ship@ iie .o rg Sub missio n De a dline : Oc to b e r 15, 2019