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Tiny Naselle, Washington is getting a Mandarin immersion program. According to the Chinook Observer, about half of the incoming Kindergarten class has opted to sign up for Mandarin. The program is also open to students from out of state, which presumably means those coming from nearby Astoria, Oregon. Having driven the bridge between Washington and…

Xi huan! – Kids like Chinese immersion camp Photo by Elysia Conner Teacher Marty Chen leads kindergarteners through a martial art routine ay the Natrona County School District’s Chinese language immersion camp at Paradise Valley Elementary School July 23. July 29, 2013 3:00 pm  •  By Elysia Conner When a photo of a garbage pile flashed on…

 Doss Holds Chinese Immersion “Boot Camp” for Incoming Students by Lelan Miller Doss Elementary School in Austin, TX concluded a Chinese “boot camp” for first and second grade students today on July 31, 2013. This boot camp was for first and second graders who are slated to enter the Chinese immersion program that will begin…

Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages JANUARY 22, 2013 ⋅ POST A COMMENT (Photo: Patrick Cox) The other day, I was in Chinatown in New York City, eating dim sum with Yen Yen Woo and Colin Goh. They’re a married couple, transplants from Singapore. For reasons that’ll soon become clear, I couldn’t…

School language program expands Six schools scheduled to participate this year  Jul. 29, 2013 10:36 AM   | Simon Gill, 5, a pre-kindergarten student, follows singing a song in Chinese with Yujiao Tan, a teacher from China, teaching a Chinese language immersion camp at Downes Elementary School. / JENNIFER CORBETT/THE NEWS JOURNAL Written by Matthew Albright…

McIlvaine hosts Camp Ni Hao to further Chinese immersion The hallways at J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center were filled with the sounds of children chattering and singing while teachers instructed on Wednesday. What makes these otherwise average occurrences unique is that all of the chattering, singing and instruction are being conducted entirely in Mandarin.…

After I wrote about finding books for immersion students to read in Chinese I found out that there exists an entire universe of easy-to-read novels in Spanish and French for new learners. These sometimes go under the moniker TRPS (for Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling.) It’s a method of teaching foreign languages in which…