[lg policy] Immersion Conference 2012: Registration Deadline September 28

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Immersion Conference 2012: Registration Deadline September 28


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*Regular registration rates apply until September 28, 2012.*
Immersion 2012:
Bridging Contexts for a Multilingual World
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*October 18-20, 2012*
*Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel*
*St. Paul, Minnesota, USA*

Featured Plenary Speakers

*Donna Christian**
Center for Applied Linguistics, USA *
*Ester de Jong**
University of Florida, USA*
*Tīmoti Kāretu**
Te Panikiretanga o Te Reo,
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
**Roy Lyster**
McGill University, Canada *
*Merrill Swain**
University of Toronto, Canada*

Conference Description

The fourth international conference on immersion education brings together
researchers and educators from one-way world language immersion, two-way
bilingual immersion, and indigenous/heritage immersion for language and
culture revitalization to engage in research-informed dialogue and
professional exchange across languages, levels, learner audiences, and
sociopolitical contexts. This unique conference includes five plenaries, many
paper presentations and
symposia<http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/318404/2584096/104822/0/>,
two lunches and a fun dinner-dance.  And, for an additional fee,
participants can choose from the following options:

Wednesday School
Visits<http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/318404/2584096/103718/0/>–choice
of 6 different immersion education contexts

Thursday Pre-conference
Workshops<http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/318404/2584096/103719/0/>–9
options in the morning and 10 in the afternoon such as: *
   • Biliteracy Development and Strengthening Bridges Between Languages,
   • LinguaFolio and Student Self Assessment of Oral Proficiency,**
   • Introduction to Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition
Development),
   • *and many more!

*Don’t miss this rare opportunity* to learn from an exceptional roster of
researchers and educators whose work is specifically focused on immersion
education!
For More Information

You can find more information on the conference
website<http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/318404/2584096/106391/0/>and
through the following links:

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   - Registration
Details<http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/318404/2584096/103721/0/>

Note: Registration options include full conference, one-day only, school
visits and pre-conference workshops. We encourage you to *register by
September 28* to avoid late registration fees!


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