Powering up your Arabic Language Courses with Technology
June 22-26 and July 6-10, 2009
Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington, Virginia

Program Description

NOVA STARTALK is a summer institute in its third year designed to help teachers integrate technology tools and 21st century language pedagogy in the Arabic and Chinese curricula. Arabic and Chinese teachers in each language will create a collection of activities to expand the curriculum presently in place. The networking that has resulted from this course in the two past years has enriched instruction and created a bond between teachers who have worked in teams in and out of our STARTALK setting. Click here to read more about the seminar.

Program Director:

  • Dr. Laura Franklin, Professor, Northern Virginia Community College and Editor, MERLOT World Languages

Content Instructors and Facilitators:

  • Dr. Marjorie Hall Haley, Professor, Foreign Language Licensure, George Mason University,  Foreign Language Methods consultant
  • Dr. Mohamed Esa, Associate Professor, McDaniel College, Arabic consultant
  • Ruihua Dong, Lead Trainer World Bank, Chinese consultant
Instructional Technology Coordinator and Instructor:
  • Takako Shigehisa, Assistant Dean, World Languages, Northern Virginia Community College

Materials and Handouts