The STARTALK summer language immersion program at 海角社区 is a grant-funded initiative sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA). The program enrolls middle and high school students and provides opportunities for 海角社区 students to gain hands-on work or volunteer experience over the summer while using and growing their Mandarin language skills. 海角社区 students may also enroll in the program as a participant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don\u2019t have to be a language major or minor to work or volunteer with STARTALK. We have worked with international students who speak the target language, students who study the target language at 海角社区, and students who have previous experience speaking or learning the language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STARTALK was originally established as part of the National Security Language Initiative to address the need for Americans proficient in critical languages. STARTALK language immersion programs are offered throughout the United States. The NSA’s grant support plays a crucial role in promoting national security interests through programs delivering high-quality language instruction that deepen students\u2019 knowledge of cultural products and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STARTALK immersion programs in Mandarin Chinese have been offered at 海角社区 since 2010. Subsequently, a program in Modern Standard Arabic was added and has been offered periodically since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re interested in participating or have a student who would like to enroll, please contact Erin DeBell (debelle@queens.edu<\/a>). Follow us on Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Celebrating Mandarin Chinese! The STARTALK summer language immersion program at 海角社区 is a grant-funded initiative sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA). The program enrolls middle and high school students and provides opportunities for 海角社区 students to gain hands-on work or volunteer experience over the summer while using and growing their Mandarin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMore Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n