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CAL Services
CAL offers professional development, technical assistance, and program evaluation to schools and districts that are planning or implementing two-way immersion programs with a focus on services based on the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education. CAL also offers Two-Way SIOP professional development, which combines elements from the SIOP Model of sheltered instruction with learning and best practices from our years of experience with two-way immersion programs. Learn more.

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Online Resources

Directory of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in the U.S.

Comprehensive Bibliography of Two-Way Immersion Research

Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education

Frequently Asked Questions about Two-Way Immersion

  

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Two-Way Immersion

Two-way immersion programs integrate native English speakers and speakers of another language, providing instruction in both languages for all students. Two-way immersion programs promote bilingualism and biliteracy, grade-level academic achievement, and positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors in all students.

CAL has a variety of resources available for researchers and educators interested in two-way immersion programs, including publications and an online directory.

Projects

2007-08 National Foreign Language Survey
Replicating previous CAL surveys (1987 and 1997) of K-12 foreign language programs, CAL conducted a national survey of public and private elementary and secondary schools. Learn more.

The Center for Applied Linguistics is involved in a variety of other projects related to related to two-way immersion. Read more.

Publications and Resources

Realizing the Vision Book CoverRealizing the Vision of Two-Way Immersion: Fostering Effective Programs and Classrooms
This book draws on a decade of research to examine the role of program and classroom cultures in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy in two-way immersion students. Learn more.

Guiding Principles Cover ImageGuiding Principles for Dual Language Education - Second Edition
Grounded in evidence and developed by a national panel of experts, the Guiding Principles are a tool to help dual language programs with planning and ongoing implementation. Learn more.

Pathways to MultilingualismPathways to Multilingualism:
Evolving Perspectives on Immersion Education
This publication features articles grounded in research that demonstrates what can be done to make immersion an effective pathway to multilingualism and academic success. Learn more.

Learn more about CAL's other publications and resources related to two-way immersion.

To learn more, visit the Two-Way Immersion Web site.