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CARLA supports the professional development of second language teachers through an annual summer institute program and a wide array of international conferences and local and regional seminars.
Save the dates!
Immersion 2012:
Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World
Fourth International Conference on Language Immersion Education
October 18-20, 2012
Crowne Plaza Hotel
St. Paul, Minnesota
Language immersion education continues to evolve as a uniquely constituted, highly effective program model for launching students on the road to bi- and multilingualism and intercultural competence. This fourth international conference on immersion education brings various models together to engage in research-informed dialogue and professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences and sociopolitical contexts.
Featured Plenary Speakers
- Donna Christian, Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, USA
- Ester de Jong, Associate Professor, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida
- Timoti Kāretu, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Director, Te Panikiretanga o te Reo Māori [Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language]
- Roy Lyster, Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
- Merrill Swain, Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Call for Proposals is now out!
The Call for Proposals is now out and the deadline for submissions is March 2, 2012. Please see the Call for Proposals page for more detailed information.
For more information as it becomes available, please see the Immersion Conference webpage.
Conference planning committee chair: Tara Fortune (CARLA). Committee members: Heidi Bernal (Adams Spanish Immersion Magnet, Saint Paul Public Schools), Nicole Boudreaux (Lafayette Parish Foreign Language Immersion Programs), Helena Curtain (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Ann Marie Gunther (NC Department of Public Instruction), Ana Hernandez (CA State University San Marcos), Brian McInnes (University of Minnesota- Duluth, MN), Kathleen Mitchell (University of Minnesota), Silvia Romero-Johnson (Nuestro Mundo Community School, Madison, WI), Julie Sugarman (Center for Applied Linguistics), Sandra Talbot (Utah State Office of Education), Diane Tedick (University of Minnesota), Ofelia Wade (Utah State Office of Education), Alysse Weinberg (University of Ottawa), Molly Wieland (Hopkins Public Schools), Amy Young (University of Minnesota).