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Keynote Speaker

Fred Genesee, Professor of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.

Featured Speakers

Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Professor of Child Development, College of Education at San Jose State, San Jose, California.

Roy Lyster, Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Myriam Met, Acting Director, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

Merrill Swain, Professor, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.


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2004 Immersion Conference
Tentative Program Schedule


Thursday, October 21, 2004

8:30 am – 6 pm

Registration

9 am – Noon

Pre-Conference Workshops

 

1 – 4 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops

 

5:00 pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Keynote: Bilingualism in the Global Village
Fred Genesee

 

6:30 pm

Reception / Cash Bar

 

Friday, October 22, 2004

8:30 am

Theme 1 Plenary: Bilingualism Through Immersion Education
Merrill Swain

 

10 am – Noon

Research Symposium: Exploring Issues in Immersion Teaching in Two International Contexts

10 – 11 am

Paper / Discussion Sessions

11 am – Noon

Paper / Discussion Sessions

Noon

Lunch / Exhibits

1:30 pm

Theme 2 Plenary: How to Use Assessment and Evaluation to Promote Quality Immersion Programs and Student Outcomes in the Era of NCLB
Kathryn Lindholm-Leary

 

3 – 5 pm

Research Symposium: Meeting the Challenges of NCLB in Immersion Education

3 – 4 pm

Paper / Discussion Sessions

4 – 5 pm

Paper / Discussion Sessions

 

Saturday, October 23, 2004

8:30 am

Theme 3 Plenary: Principles and Possibilities in Immersion Pedagogy
Roy Lyster

 

10 am – Noon

Research Symposium: Exploring Continued Language Growth in Immersion

10 – 11 am

Paper / Discussion Sessions

11 am – Noon

Paper / Discussion Sessions

Noon

Lunch / Exhibits

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Research Symposium: Developing Effective District-wide Immersion Programs with Stakeholders: Theory, Policy, Practice

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Paper / Discussion Sessions

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Paper / Discussion Sessions

3:45 pm

Theme 4 Plenary: Creating a Positive Policy Climate for Immersion Education
Myriam Met

 

5:00

Adjourn


 
 
 
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