Dual Language Solutions Institute

West Ed offers a five day institute on dual language instruction for teachers and adiministrators. The Institute explores the feasibility of creating or expanding a dual language program.

contacts: Marla Perez-Selles  mprezezs@WestEd.org

                  Mary Cazabon          mcazabo@WestEd.org

Two-Way Immersion


Two-way immersion is a distinctive form of dual language education in which native English speakers and native speakers of another language are integrated for academic content instruction through both English and the partner language.

The structure of these programs varies, but they all integrate the two groups of students for most instruction and provide at least 50% of instruction in the partner language at all grade levels. They begin in the primary grades and extend five to seven years, optimally Grades K-12.

Two-way immersion (TWI) programs strive to promote bilingualism and biliteracy, grade-level academic achievement, and positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors in all students.

The Center for Applied Linguistics(CAL) has redesigned its Two-Way Immersion Web Site. The site provides free downloadable resources, a Directory of Two-Way Programs, and English and Spanish language information about two-way immersion. In addition, the site provides descriptions of professional development, technical assistance, and evaluatiojn services that CAL offers to schools districts that are planning or implementing two-way immersion programs.

For more information visit http://www.cal.org/twi/