I was lucky enough to be a student of Chinese  at the University of Washington when Prof. Norman was teaching. I still turn to his great book Chinese when I need to understand something about the language. It was so much a go-to volume when I was in school we just called it “the green…

The good people at  CARLA,the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota, have put together a really stellar list of language resources for Chinese immersion programs. You can find their full list here. CARLA is  a tremendous resource. They’ve also got an excellent catalog of books and teaching materials I just…

Check it out here. Looks like she just started, so it will be fun to follow.  

By BEN WORTHEN SAN FRANCISCO—When kindergartners arrive at the Presidio Knolls School next week for their first day of class, they will be allowed to speak English only on the playground and at a few other times. Most classes will be taught in Chinese. Kindergarten in Chinese View Slideshow Jason Henry for The Wall Street JournalPreschool…

School to offer core classes in Chinese By Flori Meeks Published 4:24 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, 2012 View Larger Items The Houston school district is launching its first elementary-level magnet offering full-immersion Mandarin Chinese instruction. The Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School, opening this fall at Gordon Elementary School, 6300 Ave. B in Bellaire, will serve students in pre-kindergarten through…

I’ve posted the list of Mandarin immersion schools we’ve been collecting and updating for several years now on its own page on this blog. You can either click here or just look at the pages above and click on Full Mandarin Immersion School list. It’s based on MIPC updates going back several years, information from…

Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World Download Conference Brochure (PDF) October 18-20, 2012 Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel St. Paul, Minnesota Conference Description Language immersion education continues to evolve as a highly effective program model for launching students on the road to bi- and multilingualism and intercultural competence. School-based immersion programs commit to a…