The mission of the Monarch Student Program is to promote a community where undocumented students can thrive academically, personally, and professionally by providing program advising, mentorship, workshops, and resources to students who are undocumented, hold temporary status, and/or are from mixed-status families to support their academic success, retention, and graduation. We are committed to ensuring inclusion and equity for undocumented students through educating our campus community and advocating for the rights of undocumented students at UT Austin.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 50

HOW TO ENROLL: If participants meet eligibility requirements (undocumented, hold temporary status, and/or are from a mixed-status family) they are eligible to receive program services

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Longhorn Center for Academic Equity

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Alicia Moreno at alicia.moreno@austin.utexas.edu or 5124711205

An Interactive Course on Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation.
Pitch Perfect Pinyin is a two-part interactive website for learning Pinyin pronunciation.

A compilation of nearly 350 brief video clips, together with a complete Portuguese transcription and English translation of native speakers of Portuguese from various locations throughout Brazil (and some Portugal) who talk about 80 different topics.

Selection of aural Italian grammar lessons (podcasts). Grammar examples and dialogs are built upon the escapades of Arlecchino, Pulcinella, and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell'arte. Lessons feature topical grammar discussions, dramatic readings, pdf grammar notes ... and general audio zaniness.

Reality Czech is a next generation openly licensed Czech textbook and curriculum currently under development by Dr. Christian Hilchey from the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies in collaboration with the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently, a series of videos are available on the website.

Eventually, all materials will be freely available online under a Creative Commons license to any university or individuals who wish to use or adapt them:

- In-class Activity Book
- Online Grammar and Cultural Units
- Printable Homework Exercises

COERLL has partnered with Rose Potter and Betsy Arnold to publish Recorridos-Don Quijote, a pair of openly-licensed books for the study of Cervantes’ Don Quijote in upper level Spanish courses, including AP. The student workbook, accessible online for free, deepens students’ understanding of the text through reading, pre-reading, and post-reading activities and glosses. The companion teacher support facilitates the teaching of Don Quijote through student-centered strategies and activities, historical and cultural information, quizzes, exams and more.

COERLL has partnered with Rose Potter and Betsy Arnold to publish Recorridos-Don Quijote, a pair of openly-licensed books for the study of Cervantes’ Don Quijote in upper level Spanish courses, including AP. The student workbook, accessible online for free, deepens students’ understanding of the text through reading, pre-reading, and post-reading activities and glosses. The companion teacher support facilitates the teaching of Don Quijote through student-centered strategies and activities, historical and cultural information, quizzes, exams and more.

Rockin Russian is designed to give students exposure to the Russian language and culture through the medium of Russian music videos. Students are able to perfect their grammar while rocking out to music videos from Russia's pop stars. Based on Russian music videos from MTV Russia, Rockin' Russian is supplemented with exercise materials focusing on pronunciation, vocabulary development, grammar and cultural features. Parts of the videos are embedded into exercises in each category that students can revisit, strengthening their language skills.

The Sanger Learning Center is the academic support hub for all UT-Austin undergraduate students. Our goals include:

- Help students become effective learners.
- Promote help-seeking behavior.
- Provide professional development opportunities that prepare students for lives beyond the university.

Our services include appointment and drop-in tutoring across 70+ traditionally challenging courses. The center also offers Peer Academic Coaching for academic skills enhancement and Supplemental Instruction for challenging courses with peer-led study sessions. Additionally, the Public Speaking Center assists in speech development and delivery, and we offer Mathematics refreshers for calculus students. The Workshops and Outreach team conducts interactive workshops on various skills, including reading and studying effectively, time management, GRE preparation, and many more. Learning Specialists assist students in identifying academic needs and providing necessary resources. Finally, the center offers MCAT coaching for low-income and underserved student populations.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format or has both online and in-person components.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Undergraduate College

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Ray Acuna-Luna at slc@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-3614

These videos from COERLL's annual Heritage Spanish workshop address different topics in heritage teaching such as:

- Heritage language program development
- Open educational resources for heritage Spanish
- Basic sociolinguistic concepts for the Heritage Spanish classroom
- Spanish HL Learning and Teaching

A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks.