{"id":8145,"date":"2020-07-15T19:51:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/the-language-flagship-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:34:38","slug":"the-language-flagship-2","status":"publish","type":"iie-program","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/programs\/the-language-flagship-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Language Flagship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\n
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The Language Flagship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The Language Flagship is a national effort to change the way Americans learn languages. We offer language programs at institutions of higher education across the United States for undergraduate students in critical languages such as multiple African languages, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed as a network of programs, the Flagship community is made up of 19 Flagship programs at 14 institutions of higher education, and 7 Overseas Flagship Centers. Programs are led by nationally recognized leaders and innovators in language education and are designed to advance personnel capabilities and readiness for U.S. national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domestic Flagship Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Flagship programs at U.S. colleges and universities provide a 4-year curriculum for undergraduate students aiming to reach professional-proficiency in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, or Russian. Students engage in immersive study, cultural experiences, and a rigorous, outcomes-based approach while pursuing the major and career of their choice. Following the competition of the domestic program, qualified students embark on a Capstone year overseas, where they have the opportunity to study and intern in their chosen field while fully immersed in the target language of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regional Flagship Language Initiatives <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional Flagship Language Initiatives offer intensive programs of study in Akan\/ Twi, Wolof, Zulu, Swahili, French, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese for Boren Scholars and Fellows. These programs include an intensive summer domestic component followed by an immersive fall semester overseas, providing in-depth knowledge of the language and culture of the host country. All RFLI programs offer the option for students to extend into the spring to continue intensive language study as well as optional research or internship opportunities. With the exception of French, there is no minimum proficiency requirement for these programs. Boren award recipients represent a wide range of academic, professional, and personal backgrounds and are committed to public service, working in positions critical to US national security throughout the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Language Flagship is an initiative by the Defense Language and National Security Education Initiative (DLNSEO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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