Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World

Immersion 2012:
Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World

October 18-20, 2012
Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Featured Plenary Speakers

Donna Christian
Center for Applied Linguistics, USA
Ester de Jong
University of Florida, USA
Tīmoti Kāretu
Te Panikiretanga o Te Reo, 
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
Roy Lyster
McGill University, Canada
Merrill Swain
University of Toronto, Canada

Conference Description

The fourth international conference on immersion education brings together researchers and educators from one-way world language immersion, two-way bilingual immersion, and indigenous/heritage immersion for language and culture revitalization to engage in research-informed dialogue and professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences, and sociopolitical contexts. This unique conference includes five plenaries, many paper presentations and symposia, two lunches and a fun dinner-dance.  And, for an additional fee, participants can choose from the following options:

• Wednesday School Visits–choice of 7 different immersion education contexts
• Thursday Pre-conference Workshops–9 options in the morning and 10 in the afternoon

For More Information

• Check out the conference website at: http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2012/
• Download a copy of the conference brochure at: http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2012/ImmersionConference2012Brochure.pdf
• Register now at: http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2012/registration.html