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Laura Hamman-Ortiz; Gail Prasad – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
This article explores the possibilities of a linguistically expansive orientation to two-way immersion (TWI), a bilingual model that has traditionally adopted a "double monolingual" approach to bilingual learning/ers. To illustrate an expansive perspective, we present two case studies undertaken at the same bilingual school that explored…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs, Teaching Methods, Change Strategies
Xi Li – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study explores the effectiveness of current teacher preparation program that prepare dual language immersion teachers and identifies effective professional development training approach for teachers under the layer of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogical practices. Through a qualitative phenomenology approach that includes…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Chinese, Immersion Programs
Evaluating Dual Language Education Programs in Taiwan: Structure, Instruction, and Learning Outcomes
Cheng-Ji Lai – International Education Studies, 2024
Despite the increasing popularity of dual language education programs in Taiwan, limited research assesses their effectiveness. This study evaluated eight English Immersion Programs (EIPs) in Taiwan, representing a dual language education model, using the "Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education" (GPDLE) framework. Interviews with…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bilingual Education Programs, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Susan Ballinger, Editor; Ruth Fielding, Editor; Diane J. Tedick, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book fills a large gap in our understanding of how to prepare teachers for the challenging but increasingly popular task of integrating content and language instruction. It brings together findings on content-based teacher education from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America in order to inform researchers and teacher educators and…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Arnett, Katy; Mady, Callie – McGill Journal of Education, 2018
This longitudinal case study examines four new FSL teachers' beliefs regarding the best and worst FSL program for English language learners and students with learning difficulties; the data are drawn from qualitative semi-structured interviews that occurred at the end of the participants' Bachelor of Education program and near the end of each…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, French, English Language Learners
LeLoup, Jean W.; Schmidt-Rinehart, Barbara – NECTFL Review, 2015
This article details a study conducted to determine the effectiveness of a professional development model for inservice Spanish teachers. Subjects were participants in intensive summer immersion programs abroad that included a rigorous methodology course advocating sound pedagogical models for lessons and stressed 90%+ target language use in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Study Abroad, Professional Development, Language Teachers
Doolittle, Martha; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2016
This report summarizes feedback from Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary dual language teachers who participated in focus group discussions in January and February 2016. Teachers gave their opinions about the program components and suggestions for how to improve the program implementation.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), School Districts, Program Effectiveness
Ma, Anne; Wong, Ruth M. H.; Lam, Wendy Y. K. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
This paper addresses a niche in studies on immersion programmes for English as second language learners. While studies on the impact of the experience of studying abroad are replete with reports about the enhancement of participants' language proficiency or intercultural skills, the present study investigates the types of language and culture…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Teachers, Language Teachers, Study Abroad
Jacobson, Shoufen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation was designed to provide a comprehensive data-driven evaluation of a Chinese language Immersion Program (CIP) for the stakeholders. CIP was implemented in 2006 with a goal for students to become proficient in the Chinese language and develop increased cultural awareness while reaching at least the same level of academic…
Descriptors: Chinese, Immersion Programs, FLES, Program Evaluation
Hood, Sally – Learning Languages, 2011
This research study evaluates the effectiveness of a Spanish-English dual language immersion (DLI) program. Many researchers have found that high-quality and long-term DLI programs promote academic achievement and high levels of language proficiency for both language groups. Despite the evidence, leaders from the field of bilingual education have…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cultural Pluralism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism

Majhanovich, Suzanne; Gray, Johanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
Important features of practicums for teachers of elementary school language immersion programs include: mentoring and peer coaching; guidance in self-analysis, observation, and reflection on teaching practices; and experience with realities of immersion. A period of induction beyond the practicum is also recommended. (19 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, French, Higher Education, Immersion Programs
Johansen, Barry-Craig P.; And Others – 1990
A two-year program, designed to improve the elementary school Spanish language partial immersion program in the Minneapolis Public Schools, is described. Program objectives included the improvement of teacher skills and satisfaction, preparation of instructional materials in science and language arts, enhancement of student learning and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Foley, Kathryn Shred; And Others – 1987
The annotated bibliography of research on Canadian core French programs, in which French is taught as a regular subject in English-language schools, provides a comprehensive summary of empirical research since 1970. It includes research reports from school boards, reports of government-funded research, unpublished theses, published books, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, Core Curriculum