The document summarizes changes and updates from the Modern Languages & Civilizations department. The department name has changed to better reflect its curriculum which now teaches more than just languages and includes civilization courses and possibly literature and film. Program directors and representatives have changed for the 2018-2019 year. The state funding formula now focuses on student success, equity, and access. The department discussed expanding degree and certificate programs, developing distance education courses, and attracting and retaining the preferences of Generation Z students through customized and hands-on digital learning.

1. Modern Languages &
Civilizations
Flex Day 2018

2. Welcome! We are now
“Modern Languages & Civilizations”
Impact:
1. We want our department name to reflect more fully and accurately what we
teach
2. Improve how we are perceived
Rationale
1. Our present name does not completely convey the department’s current
and future curriculum. We teach more than language and humanities
courses. We also pride ourselves on teaching civilization courses, and,
possibly, literature, film, and other cultural courses in the next 2-3 years.
2. Some languages and culture course we offer are not considered “foreign” in
America. We want to be pro-active about inclusivity.
3. “Modern languages” integrates better with other disciplines i.e.
anthropology, linguistics, etc.
4. Humanities Program is now under Social Sciences

3. We are working on it!
 Department Canvas shell to upload all forms and info
 Changing department signs (the change will be already in the future catalog)
 Changing all level 8 Conversational language courses (2 units) will become
level 7 (3 units) by Fall 2019. 2-unit courses are NOT UC transferrable AND
only all state certificate programs of 16 or more units will be funded.
 We no longer subscribe to Mango Languages because the students did not find
it too helpful. We are going to try Fluent U starting January 2019.
 What else do we need work done?

4. What’s New?
Program Directors
 ASL: Alfredo Quispe
 Armenian: Alvard Uzunyan
 Chinese: Grace Yang
 French: Francine Rozenkopf (Full time)
 Japanese: Grigor Ketenchian
 Korean: Mickey Hong
 Russian: Larisa Karkafi
 Spanish: Youngmin Bae (Full time)
New Department Adjunct Rep: Grigor Ketenchian
SLO Coordinator: Grigor Ketenchian

5. New CA Funding Formula
 Used to be 100% FTEF based
 Now it’s focused on: Student success (20%); Equity (20%); & Access (60%)
 Funding per completion:
ADT: $3,520
AA/AS: $2,640
Certificate (16 units or more): $1,760
This is why state certificate is SO important! For every student who
completes an AA in Japanese, Korean, or Spanish, we can get additional
$2,520 because the student would automatically complete 2 levels of
certificates

6. Department Programs
Program AA/ADT State Certificate
ASL None  (Needs 1 more unit)
Armenian* None Proposal in Spring 2019
Chinese*  Proposal in Fall 2019
French  None
Japanese  
Korean  
Russian None 
Spanish  
*Depending on supporting data

7. How to increase student enrollment &
retention?
 By creating a positive & exciting learning experience for…
Generation Z
84.7 Million by 2020
50% Racially diverse

8. Gen Z vs. Millennials

10. Gen Z Learning Preferences
 Wired for fast delivery of content, data, &
images from digital devices
 Want hands-on options & practical skills
w/ employer internships
 Have preference for digital learning
 Dislike lecture based classrooms
 Want their education customized
 Expect to work, learn, & study
whenever/wherever
 Emphasize affordability & cost
 Focus on passionate pursuits, not jobs
 Love to explore using own route—design
own course of study

11. Distance Ed is No Longer
an Institutional Accessory
Enrollment in Distance Education courses
represents a significant amount of higher
education activity in the Fall of 2014.
• One-in-seven (14%) of all higher
education students took all of their
courses "Exclusively" at a distance
• One-in-seven (14%) of all higher
education students took "Some But
Not All" of their courses at a distance
• More than one in four students (28%)
enrolled in "At Least One" of their
courses at a distance in the Fall of
2014

12. Department DE Courses
Program DE Course Available DE Course Development
ASL None ?
Armenian None ?
Chinese None ?
French None ?
Italian Italian 10 ?
Japanese Japanese 9 J. Contemporary Culture
Korean Korean 10 K. Contemporary Culture
Persian None Persian 1
Russian None Russian 10
Spanish Spanish 21 & 22 Spanish 9 & 10

13. Digital Transformation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ystdF6jN7hc&t=5s