Author: Elizabeth Weise

State of the Field: Proficiency, Sustainability, and Beyond April 12–14, 2012 | Washington Marriott Wardman Park Register Today! Be an Early Bird and register by February 1 to get the most savings. The National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) is dedicated to encouraging dialogue in the field of Chinese language education and ensuring its wide-scale success. 2012 will…

Register now for the Sixth Annual CLAC Conference! HURRY–EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 19!  Exploring Approaches to Cultures & Languages Across the Curriculum March 9-10, 2012 Radisson University Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA This conference provides an opportunity for faculty, graduate instructors, and administrators to share expertise in building and managing CLAC programs. The conference…

CARLA continues to add to the treasure trove of free resources by making more of its working papers available online. Research and Practice in Immersion Education: Looking Back and Looking Ahead – Selected Conference Proceedings Carol A. Klee, Andrew Lynch, and Elaine Tarone (Eds.) These selected conference proceedings highlight the presentations and discussions held at…

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has sponsored a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. This internationally known program reflects CARLA’s commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. Each institute is highly interactive and includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities,…

LOSD eyes trio of options for language immersion in the fall BY REBECCA RANDALL The Lake Oswego Review, Jan 12, 2012 Portables at River Grove Elementary School or a magnet school at Bryant Elementary School are two options on the table for implementing Spanish and Mandarin language immersion beyond kindergarten next fall. The two options were…

The meeting about Mandarin at Cherokee Elementary originally scheduled for Jan. 12 has been moved to Jan. 19 due to snow. More on the schedule change here. More here about the new program:   Program Overview   Lake Forest School District 67 is very proud of its first year implementation of theMandarin Immersion Program for kindergarten…

International School Algiers campus is taking applications for Mandarin Chinese program until Friday Published: Monday, January 09, 2012, 4:20 PM     Updated: Monday, January 09, 2012, 4:22 PM The Algiers campus of the International School of Louisiana is accepting applications until Friday from families wanting to join its first kindergarten class to be taught in Mandarin Chinese. The…