Immersion 2012: Bridging Contexts for Multilingual World

Language immersion education continues to evolve as a uniquely constituted, highly effective program model for launching students on the road to bi- and multilingualism and intercultural competence. This fourth international conference on immersion education brings various models together to engage in research-informed dialogue and professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences and sociopolitical contexts.

Featured Plenary Speakers

• Donna Christian, Senior Fellow, Center for Applied Linguistics, USA
  
• Ester de Jong, Associate Professor, School of Teaching and Learning, University of Florida
  
• Timoti Kāretu, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Director, Te Panikiretanga o te Reo Māori [Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language]
  
• Roy Lyster, Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
  
• Merrill Swain, Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
  

More information is on the CARLA website.