Language Immersion

Education Immersion Method Is Faring Poorly In Bilingual Study
English immersion, an instructional alternative that is popular among critics of bilingual education, has fared poorly in the U.S. Education Department's first large-scale evaluation of the method, according to early results.
James Crawford, April 23, 1986
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8 min read
English Learners Language 'Immersion' Method Tested To Replace Bilingual Ed.
The board of education for the Dade County public schools, the nation's fourth-largest school system and prominent in bilingual education because of its large population of Spanish-speaking students, has voted to try a new pilot program that could lead to a shift away from the ''transitional" bilingual method.
Hope Aldrich, March 2, 1983
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5 min read
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