Immersion Conference

2008 Immersion Conference

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Keynote Address

Immersion Education: Intercultural Competence for Tomorrow's Global Citizens
Myriam Met
National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland, USA

Plenary Speakers

Learning to Read in a Second Language
Fred Genesee
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

Context and Constraints: Immersion in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Philip Hoare
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Integrating Identity and Culture in Hawaiian Immersion
Kauanoe Kamanā and William H. Wilson
University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i, USA

Counterbalancing Form-Focused and Content-Based Instruction in Immersion Pedagogy
Roy Lyster
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

CAL Immersion Directory Updates

Is your program currently listed in one of CAL’s Immersion Program Directories for U.S. Schools?

Directory of One-Way Foreign Language Immersion Programs in U.S. Schools (includes indigenous)
Directory of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in the U.S. (includes indigenous)

Help us keep the directories UP-TO-DATE! Visit the CAL Directories Update Table located in the exhibit area and submit new entries or update your program’s information today! Don’t miss the chance to enter your name into the raffle for a new book!