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From https://www.nsliforyouth.org/languages-and-program-experience/virtual/

 

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth program awards and administers merit-based scholarships to high school students for participation in summer and academic year immersion programs in locations where the eight NSLI-Y languages are spoken. 

 

Now a new program, Virtual NSLI-Y, increases the reach and scope of the NSLI-Y program. Two different models for novice learners -- the In-School Program and the Digital Classroom Program -- will be piloted during the 2019-20 academic year. 

 

Virtual NSLI-Y participants will engage in class activities that are led by an experienced language teacher virtually that will include age-appropriate content in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language in a group learning environment. Activities may include:

 

• Conversation practice

• Worksheets for reading/writing

• Quizzes

• Interactive games: charades, trivia, skits, etc.

• Audio and video clips

• Featured virtual guests: NSLI-Y students and alumni, U.S. Embassy staff, native/in-country speakers, or others

• Homework

• Capstone projects – research, ePortfolio, posters, video, or others!

 

Participants are expected to achieve the following outcomes: 

 

• Novice Low in ACTFL Oral Proficiency rating for target language (Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, or Russian using ACTFL World Readiness Standards)

• Demonstrated abilities in global competence by:

• Investigating the world,

• Recognizing perspectives,

• Communicating ideas, and/or

• Taking action

 

NSLI-Y seeks applications from experienced language teachers to facilitate virtual language instruction for both the In-School Program and Digital Classroom models in academic year 2019-20. Applicants should apply by April 24, 2019.

 

For full details about this new program, go to https://www.nsliforyouth.org/languages-and-program-experience/virtual/