STARTALK - SIPHUR 2012

STARTALK-SIPHUR 2012 is a three and a half-week summer intensive program that runs from June 21 to July 13. High school students and a small number of college students are the main targets for STARTALK-SIPHUR 2012. The intensive summer residential program is open to Indian/Pakistani heritage and non-heritage students. We had students attending from 10 different states last year.

The main components of the program will be: in-class instruction, extra-curricular activities (Film songs, Rangoli/Henna/Rakhi/ Davatnama, and Drama), video-conferencing, evening culture classes, and Saturday field trips. In addition to this, there will be late evening study groups meeting which will be led and supervised by tutors. There will be diversity in the cultural and religious backgrounds of heritage and non-heritage students.

The goals of the summer program will align with

the goals outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, focusing on all three modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational), connection, culture, comparison, and community. Our program will also differentiate curriculum and instruction to accommodate a range of learners with different linguistic and cultural competencies, backgrounds and ages. To suit students’ different needs, we will arrange for multiple classes by level and language.

Accepted students will receive a scholarship of $1,800 which will be used to pay for tuition fees and room & board. Participants will receive three college credits upon completion of the program.

Acceptance into the program is on a rolling basis, so we urge you to apply at your earliest convenience.

Hind Urdu Teacher Education Program (HUTEP), which will run from June 18 to June 22, is a five-day long teacher program targeted at instructors who will be teaching at the STARTALK-SIPHUR 2012 and teachers at Indian/Pakistani community schools. HUTEP consists of two components: morning sessions and afternoon sessions. Morning sessions will be theory and methodologies based, therefore lectures will be delivered on contemporary issues in language pedagogy, Teacher Standards, and in second language acquisition. Afternoon sessions will be for micro-teaching/teaching practicum so that participants can have opportunities to apply the theoretical .methodologies to their own teaching and to hear each other’s input and suggestions.

The proposed program is designed for the participants to receive systematic training in language pedagogy so that they can be well prepared for language teaching in their workplaces. By the end of the program, they will be well equipped with skills that will enable them to design curriculum and lesson plans, and carry out best teaching practices in instruction and assessment. They will be familiar with standards-based instruction that integrates language, culture, content, and technology. They will be able to select and use good, authentic materials, and deliver differentiated instruction based on learner need

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