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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Sixth International Conference on Immersion & Dual Language Education</span></i></span></b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(0,99,113)"></span></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0.1pt 0in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: windowtext">Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(0,99,113)">October 20–22, 2016
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(0,99,113)">Minneapolis, MN, USA</span></b></p>
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Immersion and dual language education continue to evolve as highly effective program models for launching students on the road to bi- and multilingualism and intercultural competence. This conference welcomes proposals on school-based immersion, bilingual,
and dual language programs that involve a minimum of 50% subject-matter schooling through a second, foreign, heritage, or indigenous language at the preschool and elementary levels (PreK–5/6). Secondary or post-secondary continuation programs for elementary
immersion/dual language graduates include a minimum of two subject courses in the immersion language.
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Program models include:<br>
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• One-Way Second/Foreign Language Immersion<br>
• Co-Official/Regional Language Immersion <br>
• Two-Way Bilingual Immersion<br>
• One-Way Developmental Bilingual Education<br>
• Indigenous Language Immersion<br>
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While each model targets distinct sociocultural contexts and educational needs, all embrace language, literacy, and culture development through subject-matter learning with a high degree of language intensity. The Sixth International Conference on Immersion
and Dual Language Education will bring these models together to engage in research-informed dialogue and professional exchange across languages and instructional contexts.<br>
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<span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"><b>Proposal Submission Deadline: February 1, 2016</b></span><br>
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Proposals are invited for paper/best practice sessions, discussion sessions, laptop poster sessions, and symposia related to four conference strands:<br>
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<span style="COLOR: rgb(19,79,92)"><b>Strand 1: Immersion Pedagogy and Assessment<br>
Strand 2: Culture, Identity, and Community<br>
Strand 3: Program Design and Evaluation, Leadership, and Educator Development<br>
Strand 4: Policy, Advocacy, and Communications</b></span><br>
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In addition, teacher “swapshop” sessions will allow teachers to exchange and share ideas and successful lessons and practices with one another in grade-level groups.<br>
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<font size="2"><b>Invited Speakers<br>
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</b></font><span style="COLOR: rgb(19,79,92)"><b>• Ellen Bialystok, York University, Toronto, Canada<br>
• Patricia C. Gándara, University of California – Los Angeles, USA<br>
• Tina M. Hickey, University College Dublin, Ireland<br>
• Patsy Lightbown, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada<br>
• Teresa L. McCarty, University of California – Los Angeles, USA</b></span><br>
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<b>More Information<br>
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</b>Find proposal submission instructions on the conference call website: <br>
<a href="http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/call.html" target="_blank">www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/call.html</a><br>
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Bookmark the conference website for regular updates: <br>
<a href="http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/" target="_blank">www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/</a><br>
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Get on the Immersion and Dual Language Education Conference mailing list: <br>
<a href="http://www.carla.umn.edu/about/mlist.php" target="_blank">www.carla.umn.edu/about/mlist.php</a><br>
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