CAL has been awarded a three-year grant by the International Research and Studies Program of the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a research study to identify program models and practices that strengthen K-16 language program articulation. The Strengthening K-16 Language Program Articulation project will allow CAL to provide research-based guidance about best practices to build foreign language program articulation from K-12 to higher education.

Current Opportunities to Participate in the Study

Are you a:

• World language educator at a U.S. high school or institution of higher education (IHE)?
• Student learning at least one world language at a U.S. IHE?
• Current or former state supervisor for world languages?

If so, we want to hear from you!

Please share your thoughts and experiences with world language education by completing the survey that applies to you:

• State world language supervisor survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/79583QV
• High school educator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7MHR9BQ
• Community college educator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8F6M7NH
• Four-year IHE educator survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GTBXTQN
• Community college student survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZX53X5D
• Four-year IHE student survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6JX3WXB

All survey participants have a chance to win a $25 gift card, and additional opportunities to participate in paid follow-up interviews or case studies may apply.

Thank you for your time and interest in this research activity! If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Myers or Jenna Bushton.

Additional Information about the Study

To identify program models and practices that strengthen K-16 articulation and provide research-based guidance for language programs and institutions, the study will address four research questions:

1. What is the landscape of K-16 foreign language program articulation in the United States?
2. How do higher education practices for crediting previous foreign language study, including the Seal of Biliteracy, support K-16 foreign language program articulation, and where is more support needed?
3. What are postsecondary students’ perspectives on transitions from high school to college foreign language study?
4. What do case studies of program models and practices indicate about effective foreign language program articulation from K-12 to higher education, including to and from community colleges?

In addition to a comprehensive literature review and analysis of practices and regulatory frameworks related to articulation agreements and crediting prior foreign language learning, the study will involve large-scale surveys of state foreign language supervisors, high school and postsecondary foreign language educators and administrators, and postsecondary students; interviews with 10 educators and administrators highly involved in K-16 language program articulation projects and 20 students; and five case studies of institutions of higher education that have articulated language programs with community colleges and high schools.

If you are interested in participating in this project or would like more information, please contact Jenna Bushton at jbushton@cal.org.