ERIC Number: EJ1274420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1083-5415
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Having the 'Immersion Talk' with Young Language Learners
Borey, Valerie Magna
Learning Languages, v25 n1 p26-29 Fall 2019-Win 2020
This article expands upon teacher guidelines for an "immersion talk" originally developed by B. Hegstad (2012), entitled, "What is Immersion, and How Can I Be Successful in That Environment?," to share with the larger language community in hopes that the suggestions will encourage teachers to help their learners successfully engage with immersion and encourage young language learners in programs across the country to dig in and keep going. The document is a strategy-based outline used in Concordia Language Villages' Language Discovery Programs, with conversation starters for orienting pre-school and elementary-aged students to the language immersion environment.
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, Elementary School Students, Native Language, Classroom Communication, Preschool Education, Bilingual Education Programs
National Network for Early Language Learning. Winston-Salem, NC. e-mail: nnell@wfu.edu; Web site: http://nnell.org/learning-languages-journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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