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Secondary Immersion
EL Students
IB/AP/Heritage/WL
Materials and Curriculum
MN Dept of Education and Immersion
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Starting a Secondary Program
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Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for Multilingual World
Start
October 18, 2012
End
October 20, 2012
Location
St. Paul, Minnesota
Language immersion education continues to evolve as a uniquely constituted, highly effective program model for launching students on the road to bi- and multilingualism and intercultural competence. This fourth international conference on immersion education brings various models together to engage in research-informed dialogue and professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences and sociopolitical contexts.
Featured Plenary Speakers
Donna Christian, Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, USA
Ester de Jong, Associate Professor, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida
Timoti Kāretu, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Director, Te Panikiretanga o te Reo Māori [Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language]
Roy Lyster, Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
Merrill Swain, Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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