UWS School Director Says Starting Mandarin Early Gives Kids an Edge By Emily Frost | May 10, 2015 8:29pm @efrost1 UPPER WEST SIDE — Elizabeth Willaum, the director of HudsonWay Immersion School, doesn’t speak too much English with the school’s 60 or so students, some of whom are as young as 2 years old. Instead, she spends a lot of time watching…

From the Atlantic America’s Lacking Language Skills Budget cuts, low enrollments, and teacher shortages mean the country is falling behind the rest of the world. AMELIA FRIEDMAN MAY 10, 2015 Educators from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., this past Thursday to lobby in the interest of world languages. It was Language Advocacy Day, an…

From our friends at the Asia Society’s Chinese Language Initiative   A Road Map for Planning a Successful “DIY” Two-Way School-to-School Partnership Exchange Program: Part II Timeline, Key Components and Other Tips BY HEIDI STEELE Don’t miss Part I of this article, which lays out the step-by-step planning for the two-way school-to-school partnership exchange program from September…

I purely love these guys! And now their books are available in print format as well as e-readers. Can you guess what my girls are going to be reading this summer? http://mandarincompanion.com/blog/mandarin-companion-series-now-available-in-paperback/  

Students practice language skills at fair Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Dual language immersion brings students to UVU 0 Sammy…

This is a superb course for teachers, especially those new to immersion. Taught by the great folks in Minnesota at the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition. The deadline for sign up is May 29, so tell your principals now. == June 22–26, 2015 (Teacher Session) June 22–23, 2015 (2-day Admin Session) Target Audience: Pre-service and…

Some parents have asked me about programs that require families to sign a contract, much as charter schools sometimes do, spelling out what’s expected of students and families at the beginning. Here’s the webpage of a new Mandarin immersion program starting up in Garland, Texas. As I’ve written in my book, families sometimes choose Mandarin immersion not…