1. Foreign Languages Online:
Yes! It can work!
Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.
Director of Research and Development in Online C & I
LEARN NC - School of Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
bhobgood@learnnc.org
6. Ar(cula(on Plan
2007-2008 Fall 2008 Spring Fall 2009 Spring
2009 2010
Pilot Chinese I Chinese II Chinese III Chinese IV AP
Chinese
Arabic I Arabic II
NCVPS Chinese I Chinese Chinese Arabic I
Chinese
I & II I, II, III
I, II, III, IV
The North Carolina Virtual Public School also offers
Levels I-AP in French, German, Latin and Spanish
10. Spring 2009 – Levels I, II, III
Level I: 38 students in 23 public districts
+ 2 independent schools
Level II: 32 students in 12 public districts
+ 2 independent schools
Level III: 8 students in 8 public districts
11. Evalua(on Data from
Students, Instructors, & Coaches
• Speaking & Listening • Reading & Wri5ng
– Conversa(on coaches – Video scripts
– Video with audio – Audio with vocabulary
– Vocabulary and – Conversa(on coaches
assignments – Assignments and
instructor feedback
– Vocabulary lesson
• Culture
– Projects
– Authen(c resources
online