PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

SCHOOL OUTREACH

Schools and teachers can sign up for Roadmap Interns to visit their class in-person or virtually, to share their passion for language and how they have used their language abilities in the community and the workforce. Depending on the session, Interns will lead interactive and engaging discussions and language-related activities.

How to Sign Up:

Teachers can click here to request a School Outreach Visit and a Roadmap Intern will follow-up to complete the scheduling process. If you have any questions or would like more information please email: HLRIntrn@hawaii.edu.

Teachers can choose from the session topics below when completing the request form:

  • Multilingualism and You – A workshop dedicated to helping students examine the value of multilingualism for themselves, their communities, and the
    state of Hawai‘i.
  • Language Anxiety Master Class – A workshop designed to help students identify and communicate the source(s) of their language anxieties and learn  strategies to overcome them.
  • Getting Your Multilingualism to Work for You – A workshop aimed to encourage students to think about how they can showcase their language skills in a marketable way when searching for a career.
  • Multilingual Job Interviews – A workshop to help students develop strategies to interview and practice answering questions in the target language.

Click here to read more about the student learning outcomes for each workshop. 

 

Employer and Community Outreach

  • Is your organization looking to learn about the benefits of hiring multilingual employees? We can lead trainings on why hiring and working with multilingual employees will help your organization and the community.
  • Is your organization hiring multilingual employees? We can help connect with Hawai’i’s multilingual talent.
  • Is your organization in need of credentialing language skills? We can help your organization test language skills, develop appropriate criteria, and provide language related support. 

Please email Roadmap@hawaii.edu with any interest or questions.

VCHAT

VCHAT is a free online intergenerational project that connects multilingual Kupuna and high school and university students together using their language skills. The purpose of the program is to create opportunities for students and Kupuna to actively use their language skills and participate in intergenerational learning through a safe virtual connection. 

Eligibility Check:

  • Are you a Kupuna (60 years or older) who can speak a non-English language with an interest in connecting and communicating with a student in Hawai’i?
  • Are you a student (high school, college, or university) who can speak a non-English language with an interest in using your language skills and connecting and communicating with a Kupuna? 

Expectations:

  • Participants will communicate in the target language as much as possible when meeting with their group / partner
  • Participants agree to participate in the program should commit to attending an online orientation and digital meet-ups with their assigned group / partner at least once a month for 3 months
  • Participants will be asked to complete reflection forms post each conversation meeting

How to Sign-up:

Kupuna and students can click here to complete the interest form. If you have any questions or would like more information please email: HLRIntrn@hawaii.edu.

Meet the Summer 2021 VCHAT Participants at the August VCHAT Celebration!

Multilingual Career Development Day

Each spring, the Roadmap partners with businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to hold a Multilingual Career Development Day on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The event includes speakers, a Multilingual Career Fair, and opportunities for students to explore their multilingualism and demonstrate their language proficiency.

The event is specially tailored as a resource for students who have applied for the Hawai‘i State Seal of Biliteracy.

Our spring 2024 Multilingual Career Development Day will be held in the UH-Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom on Wednesday, April 3rd. Please contact us at Roadmap@hawaii.edu to be informed of details about the event.

This event is open to all students who have applied for the Seal of Biliteracy (and students with equivalent qualifications whose additional language(s) do not yet have a proficiency test available) throughout the state of Hawai’i, so if you are a teacher interested in your students participating please email us, or click here for the registration link.

The Hawai’i Language Roadmap produces and participates in a number of events each year to promote the eight initiatives in the Roadmap document.  In addition, to producing biennial Roadmap symposia, the Roadmap conducts outreach at career fairs and culture days, and makes invited presentations to classrooms, educational and business organizations, conferences and other venues. 

In 2018, the Roadmap began conducting an annual Multilingual Career Development Day for State of Hawai’i DOE students who had applied to earn the Seal of Biliteracy.  The third annual Multilingual Career Development Day was to be held on March 25, 2020, but was cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In lieu of the learning opportunities provided by this event, the Roadmap prepared a Student Resources Booklet, which, in collaboration with the Hawai’i DOE, was provided to all Seal of Biliteracy honorees from the Class of 2020. The fourth annual Multilingual Career Development Day was held as a virtual event in March 2021. In 2022, we were back in person with a record number of participants, and this year promises to be another memorable event.

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Roadmap Internship

The Roadmap Internship is designed to be a professional development opportunity for UH-Mānoa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students aiming to use their language skills and share the importance of multilingualism in the community. Interns play a key role in developing and implementing our programs and activities, listed above, as well as other areas related to carrying out our mission. Selected interns will receive a small financial stipend and work an estimated total of 20 hours for the academic year. 

Interns are recruited throughout the year. Students interested should email Roadmap@hawaii.edu.