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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