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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Immersion programs"”.
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World language acquisition in early childhood urban immersion programs
… this trend must be reversed by promoting immersion programs and giving American children the opportunity to learn world languages. For the sake of this study, a qualitative method was used to collect data by conducting interviews in early childhood urban immersion programs in a Midwest …
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A Literature Review: Dual Immersion Programs in Elementary Schools
… examines the procedure for implementing a dual immersion program in a public elementary school. Two-way bilingual programs carry on the goals of bilingual proficiency, academic proficiency, academic achievement, and positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors. This type of program refers to …
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Jackson Creek Arts and Trails, LLC: Museum Travel Immersion Programs
… of this effort, including a provision of programs for all age groups and demographics. At the same time that this transformation occurs in the museum world, similar changes are taking place in the leisure, travel and tourism industries. A continuously rapid increase in globalism and …
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Dual Immersion Programs and their Implications: Focused Analyses on the Educational History
… and economic policies. This paper analyzes dual immersion programs, which have been treated as a controversial topic due to its implications on national security and identity. Dual immersion programs are a method of educating students through bilingual means. This study looks at the evolution of …
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How to better retain teachers in one-way K-12 language immersion programs
Language immersion education is a dream of the 1960s and 70s that has repeatedly found a way to reinvent itself and continue to survive. It not only brings language and culture to classrooms in all corners and cross-sections of society, but it raises the academic capital of the students who are a …
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Black Girls Need Love Too: An intersectional analysis of the lived experiences of Black girls in French Immersion Programs
Black girls in the French immersion program are silent scholars. They continue to remain under the radar, significantly under-researched and hidden behind the generalization of Black students without considerations for the intersectionality of race and gender. Using the narratives of four Black …
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Bilingual policies are affected by alternative programs and public opinion: (A study of alternative bilingual programs and public opinion in California from 1994-1996)
The researcher reviewed the Eastman Project, immersion programs, the Westminister Program and anti-bilingual sentiment to conclude that bilingual policies are affected by alternative programs and public opinion.
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Listening to Teachers’ Voices: Exploring the U.S. Public School Mandarin Immersion Program Teachers’ Experiences and Beliefs
… education in the United States, dual language immersion education has grown rapidly during the past decades (Lindholm-Leary, 2001; Wilson, 2011). Particularly, while the implementation of Mandarin Chinese immersion programs attracted educators and stakeholders’ interest, limited attention was …
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The benefits of intercultural interactions: a position paper on the effects of study abroad and intercultural competence on pre-service and active teachers of ESL
… thesis discusses a potential connection between immersion programs, second language acquisition, intercultural awareness, and the pre-service English as a Second Language instructors' ability to provide interculturally aware TESL education to their language learners. A review of the literature …
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The Implementation and Outcomes of One Georgia Two-way Immersion Program
… one elementary school’s Spanish- English two-way immersion program and its effectiveness as measured by test scores. Discussions with stakeholders at one school on a classroom and school level were also used to measure its perceived effectiveness. Two-way immersion is one option for federally …
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Developing And Validating Learning Domains, Competencies, And Evaluation Items For Global Health Clinical Immersion Practicums For Graduate-Level Nursing Programs
… tool for experiential nursing global health programs at the graduate level.</p> <p>Background: Standard competencies have not been synthesized and delineated nor have evaluation tools been developed for global health programs at the graduate level.</p> <p>Design: An integrative review of the …
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An Economic Analysis of Children's Behavior and Academic Experiences in Canadian Schools
… performance, bullying behavior, and language immersion of children in four chapters of the Ph.D. thesis. In the first chapter, the academic performance of children of immigrants is compared with that of their classmates of Canadian-born parents. The comparison starts when children are in …
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Foreign Language Learning in a Non-school Environment: Effects of Simulated Immersion Training on Affective Factors in Learners' Experience
<p>This study explored the effects of immersion training on the learner's affective behaviors such as motivation and attitude, anxiety, and self-confidence in foreign language acquisition at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Much research has been conducted on the …
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Dialect Divergence and Identity in Basque Spanish
… speak mostly Spanish despite attending Basque immersion programs. Contrarily, rural speaker try to avoid the usage of these variants as they mark a perceived lower command of the Spanish standard registers.
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Student Motivation and Identity Construction in an Intensive U.S. French Immersion Program
… (FFL) in an intensive Summer French Language Immersion Programs (SFLIPs). The results of the study demonstrate that participants who exhibited the most characteristics in connection to integrative motivation were the ones who took full advantage of the opportunities of being immersed in an …
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Cultivating Multicultural Learning Environments: A Blueprint for Establishing a Korean Language and Cultural Immersion School in Southeastern Wisconsin
… of an independent Korean Language and Cultural Immersion School in Southeastern Wisconsin. Grounded in multicultural education and culturally responsive pedagogy, the study examines stakeholder perspectives on the need for Korean language and cultural representation in schools. Data were …
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Professional Development Based On The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages And The New Ontario French Immersion Curriculum: A Case Study of Reflective Practice
… primary-aged children enrolled in early French Immersion programs. Through a series of interviews conducted over three phases and a five-month period, the researcher led the teacher participant through professional development (PD) to shed light on the PD needed for French Immersion and other …
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