[aaus-list] 2008 International Conference on Immersion Education:: October 16-18

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

Immersion Education:
Pathways to Bilingualism & Beyond

2008 International Conference on Immersion Education

October 16-18, 2008
Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Language immersion education has emerged as a uniquely constituted,  
highly effective program model for launching students on the road to  
bilingualism, multilingualism and intercultural competence. School- 
based immersion programs follow a variety of paths, including one-way  
foreign language immersion, two-way bilingual immersion, and  
indigenous immersion for language and culture revitalization. While  
each pathway targets distinct socio-cultural contexts and educational  
needs, all are grounded in a set of core characteristics with a strong  
focus on subject matter learning as well as language development.

Under the leadership of two national centers in the U.S., CARLA  
(Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of  
Minnesota) and CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C.),  
this third international conference on immersion education brings  
these pathways together to engage in meaningful dialogue and  
professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences,  
program models and sociopolitical contexts.

Featured Plenary Presentations & Speakers
Keynote Address
Immersion Education: Intercultural Competence
for Tomorrow's Global Citizens
Myriam Met
Senior Research Associate
National Foreign Language Center
University of Maryland

Plenary Speakers

Learning to Read in a Second Language
Fred Genesee
Professor of Psychology
McGill University; Montreal, Quebec

Immersion in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Philip Hoare
Associate Professor
Hong Kong Institute of Education

Integrating Identity and Culture in Hawaiian Immersion
Kauanoe Kamana
Associate Professor, Hawaiian Medium Curriculum
William H. "Pila" Wilson
Professor and Chair, Hawaiian Studies Division
University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Counterbalancing Form-Focused and
Content-Based Instruction in Immersion Pedagogy
Roy Lyster
Associate Professor of Second Language Education McGill University;  
Montreal, Quebec

This unique event offers over 90 paper sessions, discussion sessions  
and symposia that address the four main conference themes: Immersion  
Pedagogy, Culture and Identity, Policy and Advocacy and Program Design  
and Evaluation.  See the online conference schedule at: http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2008/schedule.html

Register by September 15 for early bird rate!
More information about the conference can be found at:
http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2008/index.html


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