Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World

Starts:  Oct 18, 2012 00:00 (PT)
Ends:  Oct 20, 2012 00:00 (PT)

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:

 

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Location

Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel
St. Paul, MN