<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <<a href="mailto:edling@bunner.geol.lu.se">edling@bunner.geol.lu.se</a>><br>Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:53 PM<br><br><br>[Edling] Talk on Utah's dual-language immersion programs (Tues 2/18 4:30pm)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Utah's Dual Language Immersion Programs: Setting a New Standard</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sheri Anderson, Ph.D</b></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">.,
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">University of Utah<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Tuesday, February 18, 2014<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">American University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Utah leads the nation in its statewide implementation of dual language immersion programs in the public schools in five languages: Chinese, French, German,
Portuguese and Spanish. A projected 30,000 students will be enrolled in these programs by 2015 in grades K-9, and initial research findings indicate a variety of benefits beyond high proficiency in both languages, including more positive attitudes toward other
cultures and standardized test scores that equal or surpass those of non-immersion students. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">This session will provide an overview of the Utah DLI model, educational policies and practices, participant demographics, and ground-breaking research that
is being conducted on dual-immersion programs, students, and teachers. It will also include an introduction to the Dual Language Immersion Research Advisory Board, a body of experts appointed to assist those interested in conducting research with Utah DLI
programs. The session will end with information regarding how to get licensed to work in immersion education and the many opportunities available to conduct research on our programs, followed by a Q&A session focusing on topics of interest to attendees.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">All are welcome to attend!<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<a href="http://goo.gl/ITM9mY" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/ITM9mY</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Questions/RSVP:
<a href="mailto:bilingual@american.edu" target="_blank">bilingual@american.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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