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Language Immersion Education and Research

One of the priorities at CARLA has been to support immersion education through ongoing research and the development of a sustainable national network of immersion educators dedicated to exchanging information, research findings, and resources.

Professional Development and Outreach

American Council on Immersion Education (ACIE)
ACIE strives to promote communication among immersion educators, and others interested in immersion education, through the publication of a tri-yearly newsletter and online access to newsletter archives.

CARLA Summer Institutes
Each summer CARLA offers specific professional development opportunities for immersion educators including teachers, administrators, curriculum coordinators, as well as other educational specialists who work with immersion programs.

Immersion Conference
Immersion Education: Pathways to Bilingualism and Beyond
October 16-18, 2008, Crowne Plaza Riverfront in St. Paul MN

Visit the conference website for the conference "after-glow" - you will find a video of Fred Genesee's plenary speech as well as handouts and Powerpoints that plenarists, workshop leaders, and session presenters have shared!

Research

Immersion Bibliography
This topically-organized bibliography on immersion offers a vast array of useful references for the immersion educator, researcher, parent, or student. Annotations are available for some of the referenced readings.  New immersion book!

Immersion Research Projects
CARLA's Immersion Education Research initiatives have focused on a variety of issues in immersion education at both the K-12 and post-secondary levels.

Publications and Presentations
The CARLA bibliography contains more information on publications and presentations by faculty and staff involved in immersion education projects at CARLA.

Resources for Program Design and Development

Directory of Immersion Schools in the U.S.
The Center for Applied Linguistics offers directories of total and partial foreign language immersion programs, as well as two-way immersion language programs in U.S. schools.

Immersion Education Resources
This section features information about organizations, publications, websites, and listservs that support immersion education. Includes the newly launched CARLA-MAIN website that offers research and practitioner perspective on key concerns of language immersion programming including teacher recruitment/hiring/retention, professional development and much more.

Frequently Asked Questions About Immersion
This section provides a response to questions that are often asked about immersion education.


 
 
 
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