The The Culture App is a series of online modules based on intercultural scenarios for U.S. undergraduate students of Arabic, Portuguese or Russian. The Culture App modules were designed for use in domestic Language Flagship programs prior to Flagship students’ capstone year overseas. They can be used with any students of Arabic, Portuguese or Russian prior to a sojourn abroad or with other students in domestic courses focused on intercultural learning.

Launched in 2018, the video project is now an integrated component in the Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese and Russian Overseas Capstone Programs. Over the course of the second semester, capstone students research and prepare a 20-minute oral presentation on a topic of professional or academic interest for delivery in a conference setting (usually the focus is the internship).

Modular courses designed for Flagship students to improve their proficiency and cultural knowledge in Moroccan Arabic (Darija). A collaboration with the Arabic Language Flagship program at the University of Arizona. Although designed for blended learning experiences, the courses may also be used as standalone credit courses or in various other contexts, such as tutoring sessions or as part of other courses.

This system currently has curated podcasts in Russian and Chinese from multiple sources and extracted topics and summaries. Students can search the system for topics of interest; for example, STEM students can search for “biology or “chemistry.” Then they can use the keywords or summary to narrow down their search results and find a podcast that interests them.

As students in the Chinese Language Flagship Program prepare for study abroad, including their Capstone year, they may find these interactive short texts about Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese culture and society useful. A wide range of topics from what to pack to how to buy a cell phone or handle interactions in public is included.

These professional development modules were designed to help language teachers build a repertoire of strategies to teach presentational skills. They provide background knowledge on presentational mode with a focus on advanced level skills. Particular strategies to teach these skills in Arabic, Chinese and Russian are considered.

The Tech Center hosted an online trivia game for students in Russian Flagship programs as a way for them to learn about a cultural aspect that is not always taught in the traditional classroom: Russian underground rock music in Leningrad in the 1980s. As preparation, students completed these activities to dive into the world of classic Russian rock.

Green Ideas, Inc. is a simulated job hunting experience that fosters Chinese Flagship students’ growth in professional language skills and intercultural competence. Near the end of the simulation, these self-paced onboarding training modules orient students to important aspects of workplace culture.

A collection of lessons meant as a primer for world language instructors interested in this topic. This series was designed by Tech Center faculty in collaboration with World Language professionals who have national recognition and who are experienced in the design or implementation of blended learning in the context of World Language education.

A multi-institutional working group, organized by the Tech Center, published these resources providing a broad overview of aspects of language acquisition relevant to tutoring situations, in order to facilitate professional development for Flagship tutors, with attention to the integration of technology in or between tutoring sessions

The Flagship Exchange program consists of panels, presentations, and focus groups on topics of interest to the Flagship community. The notes from each panel are available for reference, and presentation recordings are housed in the Tech Center’s Innovation Webcasts site. The results of the focus groups will be coalesced into a series of guidelines for implementation that will be shared with the Flagship community.

The Tech Center TOOLKIT  is a collection of technology tools being used by Flagship students and instructors. The tools in this collection were identified through a survey of Language Flagship Programs or else submitted for recommendation directly by Flagship students or instructors.

AMPLIFY is a web application that provides a means for language centers to share professional learning resources for language teachers in higher education. The goal of AMPLIFY is to allow participating institutions to open existing events to a broader audience, and share institutional expertise in areas of common interest.

ConnecTalks is a collaboration between the Tech Center, ACTFL, and several Title VI Language Resource Centers.  It showcases brief, 25-minute talks, featuring speakers with fascinating, fresh viewpoints illuminating how language connects to cutting-edge work in psychology, information technology, and a host of other fields, which will spark your imagination and invigorate your teaching.

The Flagship programs are all very active with events and resources, and they use social media to share information on their upcoming activities. This page collects social media posts from the different Flagship programs and houses it all on one page.

The Blueprint for Success presents the guiding principles for technology integration as defined through multiple symposia and outreach initiatives.