1. Languages in a Flat World December 2007 Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Saddleback College Craig Justice, Ph.D. Vice-President of Instruction Irvine Valley College

2. Why languages in a flat world? Linguistic diversity is in danger UNESCO has concluded that by 2050 more than half of the world’s languages could be extinct Globalization has led to the realization that people would be better off speaking the same language, whether it is English, Spanish, Chinese, or any language World will be closer together Access to the same information Less room for misunderstandings

3. The continued spread of English today is a consequence of and a contributor to globalization. Growth in international trade and multinational corporations The ever widening reach of American mass media The expanding electronic network created by the Internet The linguistic impact of American songs, dress, food, sports, and recreation Growth in the study of English overseas Swelling number of students who go abroad to study in English speaking countries More than half of foreign students enrolled in 6 English mother-tongue countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the USA

4. A Genuinely Global Language The Inner Circle: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland The Outer Circle: Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia The Expanding Circle: China, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, USSR, Zimbabwe

5. International Languages  6700 languages according to UNESCO  21 countries with Spanish as official language  1.12 billion speakers of Mandarin Chinese France spends hundreds of millions of Euros to support French language and culture world wide Muslim organizations spend millions of dollars to promote Arabic Germany fund 78 Goethe Institutes worldwide to promote German Singapore has a “Speak Mandarin only” campaign The future of non English languages will essentially rest with the growth of intimate local connections and regionalization

6. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College LANGUAGEFall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 ARABIC9.898.199 CHINESE10.438.829 FRENCH26.8921.9920 GERMAN15.0219.9514 HEBREW4.344.725 ITALIAN28.2928.9626 JAPANESE15.6513.614 KOREAN020 PERSIAN9.2410.9214 SPANISH136.5137.68129 Total256.25256.83240 FTES Fall 2004-2006 Spanish generates the highest number of FTES among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

7. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College LANGUAGEFall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 ARABIC232 CHINESE332 FRENCH11 9 GERMAN10119 HEBREW222 ITALIAN11 9 JAPANESE333 KOREAN010 PERSIAN427 SPANISH414537 Total879280 Number of Sections Offered Fall 2004-2006 Spanish offers the most sections among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

8. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Enrollment Fall 2004-2006 LANGUAGEFall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 ARABIC937893 CHINESE1048895 FRENCH261212199 GERMAN146193139 HEBREW444550 ITALIAN281289254 JAPANESE153133140 KOREAN0220 PERSIAN92104145 SPANISH137813581301 Total255225222416 Spanish has highest enrollment among all of the foreign languages offered at Saddleback.

9. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College FALL 2004FALL 2005FALL 2006 ARABIC74.2%70.8%91.7% CHINESE66.3%53.7%71.7% FRENCH52.5%58.7%51.9% GERMAN63.7%73.4%71.0% HEBREW65.2%66.7%58.3% ITALIAN69.5%61.6%71.8% JAPANESE72.9%77.8%73.6% KOREAN0.0%95.5%0.0% PERSIAN78.6%58.8%72.0% SPANISH65.9%68.4%73.5% Total66.0%67.0%71.8% Success Rate Fall 2004-2006 The overall success rate is almost 70% in the three year span. Arabic, Japanese and Spanish have high success rates.

10. Foreign Languages Course Data Saddleback College Retention Rate Fall 2004-2006 FALL 2004FALL 2005FALL 2006 ARABIC91.0%75.0%97.6% CHINESE98.1%92.7%92.5% FRENCH83.2%79.6%81.5% GERMAN79.3%86.4%83.2% HEBREW91.3%91.1%100.0% ITALIAN82.0%87.1%90.0% JAPANESE87.9%92.9%90.7% KOREAN0.0%100.0%0.0% PERSIAN97.6%98.0%88.8% SPANISH85.5%88.4%89.8% Total85.9%87.9%89.4% Overall the retention rate for foreign languages is approximately 88%. Chinese and Hebrew have high retention rates.

11. American Sign Language Saddleback College Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 Number of Sections1719 Enrollment449465452 Success80.0%80.2%75.4% Retention95.1%94.2%92.5% Awards (degrees & certificates)9510 American Sign Language continues to have strong enrollments each year.

12. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College FTES Fall 2004-2006 Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 Chinese13.9115.1715.69 French21.5522.9522.57 Japanese30.9539.6550.44 Spanish57.6256.9859.30 TOTAL124.03134.75148.00 Overall FTES growth in the foreign languages have grown over the past 3 falls semesters. Spanish generates the largest number of FTES at Irvine Valley College.

13. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College Number of Sections Offered Fall 2004-2006 Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 Chinese565 French1089 Japanese911 Spanish1813 TOTAL4238 Spanish offers the most sections at Irvine Valley College.

14. Foreign Languages Course Data Irvine Valley College Enrollment Fall 2004-2006 Fall 2004Fall 2005Fall 2006 Chinese156164166 French133137125 Japanese242268320 Spanish391349366 TOTAL922918977 Enrollment has grown in foreign languages over the past 3 semesters. Spanish enrollment has dropped slightly and Japanese has increased from Fall 04 to Fall 06.

15. Foreign Languages Offered at our satellite campus Advanced Technology & Education Park (ATEP) Fall 2007 & Spring 2008 7 Sections of Foreign Language offered at ATEP:  Chinese 1  French 1A  Japanese 1  Korean – Introduction to Korean Culture  Persian 2  Spanish 1 and 1A

16. Opportunities and Challenges for SOCCCD Discussion Topics English, the Killer Language  Teaching Partnerships with foreign countries  Prepare foreign students to attend US universities and colleges  Agreements with foreign universities  Teacher exchange Promote Foreign Language  Continue Study abroad  Understanding of foreign cultures through student/faculty exchange  Promote regional languages (Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean)

17. SOCCCD an International Community 482 students on F-1 Visa from 48 countries  Saddleback College – 162 students from 38 countries (68% from Japan, China, Taiwan & Korea)  Irvine Valley College – 320 students from 37 countries (57% from Korea, Japan, Taiwan & China)  About 75 different languages spoken from Quechua to Swahili  Students come from Australia to Yugoslavia and all 6 continents