International Roles in the ECE Community

Asia Society (Asia Society, n.d.) promotes the development of Chinese in U.S. schools and has established the Chinese Early Language and Immersion Network at Asia Society (CELIN). I would like to be able to collaborate with this organization to help with language immersion that benefits Chinese immigrants in USA as well as facilitate a way to promote bilingualism. I would like to do so in order to help immigrants who feel lost in a new home and be more connected to my own roots. In order to be better prepared for such a feat would require me to improve my Mandarin as well as gain more connections. I would also need to be able to improve my ability to teach other educators with the use of resources available. 

Germany has numerous language institutes and schools, private and public, where instruction occurs in other languages besides German as well as a combination of two different languages. Raising Bilingual Children (n.d.) is a platform for parents who raise children multilingually and I would like to be a part of the platform in terms of helping them connect with schools in Germany and help them establish more grounds for providing immersion training that includes bilingualism which integrates dual learning of various subjects as opposed to merely teaching the language. By working together, I would be able to start small with a more contained area for my goals and work towards my long term aims after more experience and skills gained. I would need to be able to work collaboratively with German schools as well as the government. I would require learning more about the culture in order to advocate multilingualism in a way that speaks to the people effectively.

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) (n.d.) is a "think tank" that focuses on international governance. It is an independent organization that supports research, forms networks, and advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Working with the academic community for CIGI under the Africa initiative, I would be able to work for an organization that directly can affect change. However, I would need to be more qualified and have more experience teaching as well as be able to provide external research that can generate more knowledge for the organization. Hoping to work with individuals all over the globe, Africa would be a stepping-stone for more learning programs to be implemented (not limited to languages and multilingualism).

References:
Asia Society (n.d.). Immersion. Retrieved from http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/immersion

Raising Bilingual Children (n.d.). About us. Retrieved from http://www.raising-bilingual-children.com/about-us/

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). (n.d.). Africa initiative. Retrieved from https://www.cigionline.org/africa-initiative