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GLN History

GLN History September 2005: Andrew Brown

founds GLN as a student organization at The George Washington University

September 2006: Zarko joins the student organization

August 2008: GLN is officially incorporated as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization

Since 2005: GLN has engaged over 400 teachers and offered close to 500 classes to 6,000 people in more than 60 different languages

Global change by empowering individuals and communities through the gift of language and culture

Vision:

Advance language learning by:•Offering classes in common and less commonly taught languages•Making language learning affordable and effective•Facilitating cross-cultural interaction and exchange

Mission:

GLN Mission & Vision

Strategic Goals

2 people full-time staff: Zarko

(President), Karyn (Executive Coordinator)

Executive Board: 6 Vice Presidents, our

Senior Management

Organizational Volunteers: we have 50+

active organizational volunteers

Teacher Volunteers: we have 60+ active

teacher volunteers

GLN is Volunteer-run

GLN is Volunteer-runTeacher Volunteers

Teacher: manage and lead a language class of 5 – 20 adult students for at least one GLN semester

Teaching Assistant (TA): provide support to the main teacher in many different areas

Organizational Volunteers

“Officers” – have an official title with specific duties and responsibilities

“Associates” – work on discrete projects and serve on GLN committees,

“Free Agents” – are involved with different projects at different times and help out where and when they can without a clearly defined role or commitment.

GLN’s Unique Model Volunteer Teachers: our teachers’

dedication and enthusiasm make it all possible

Organizational Volunteers: our volunteers’ skills and energy driveGLN’s development

Partnerships: our partners host our language classes

Deposit system: our deposit system ensures good attendance and makes our classes accessible

The GLN Approach

Culture

Communication

Competence

Connections

Collaboration

Communities

ConfidenceOur learning environment

and approach buildsconfidence to use a

foreign language, which is the heart of the GLN

experience.

By studying other languages, we gain a knowledge and understanding of the cultures that use that language and, in

fact, cannot truly master the language until we have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs.

Insight and direct experience with a target language and

culture enables individuals to participate in, and transform, multilingual communities at

home and around the globe in a variety of contexts and in culturally appropriate ways.

Through sharing and collaboration, students,

teachers, volunteers, and staff build relationships that foster passion and commitment to lifelong

language learning.

Competence requires the ability to effectively use

linguistic and social knowledge to communicate

in meaningful and appropriate ways with users

of other languages.

Language is a tool that can establish connections to additional knowledge and networks and build relationships with people

that may be unavailable to the monolingual speaker.

Communication, whether face-to-face, in writing, or through reading, depends upon how a person uses language, culture, and

experience to send, receive, and interpret messages.

The GLN Approach

Three Golden Rules:

Create a comfortable and interactive learning environment

Immerse students in the language and culture

Provide opportunities for students to speak and practice in the target language

GLN focuses on oral communication. We strive to develop practical skills and build students’ confidence to use the language in any situation.

The GLN Class Lively and full of energy and enthusiasm Teacher and students collaborate as learning partners and

communicate in the target language Teacher follows a thematically-based curriculum

Oral communication is the focus Grammar/structure is interwoven (not taught directly) Reading and writing is featured, but not the focus No designated textbook: teacher provides handouts and other

resources

No tests, grades or credit Online class page: a forum for students to interact and for

teacher to upload materials and resources. GLN marries the shared passion and motivation of teachers to

teach and students to learn!

GLN Student Tips

Be courteous to your classmates and teacher

Stay positive and don’t hesitate to ask for help

Speak in the target language

Spend at least a couple of hours outside of class to review and stay in touch with the language

Share relevant resources, events around town, etc. with your classmates and teacher

Put in as much as you want to get out of

Have fun!

GLN Class LevelsBeginner Module

Foreigner (Beginner I)

Tourist (Beginner II)

Explorer (Beginner III)

Higher Level Module

Frequent Flyer (Intermediate)

Nearly Native (Advanced)

Now What? Go to class and contact us with feedback,

comments, concerns

Get involved as a teacher (or tell your friends to apply)

Get involved as an organizational volunteer (or tell your friends to do so)

“Fan” us on Facebook

“Follow” us on Twitter

“Subscribe” to our blog (thegln.org/blog )

Attend our events (look out on Facebookand Twitter for notifications)

Invest in GLN!

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