Dual-Language Learning Information

Resources for Parents, Teachers & Researchers

National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)

Web site of NCBE, the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. Founded by the US Department of Education, NCBE collects, analyzes, and disseminates information related to language minority education issues. In addition to the digital library and file, it has a monthly free service of E-Mail with current information in the field. For directions on how to request this free service see Special NCBE Newsline. http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Two-Way Immersion Topics

Portal to bilingual education pages of CAL website. CAL was founded to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. Two-way immersion programs integrate language minority and language majority students, providing instruction in both English and the native language of the language minority students. The structure of these programs varies, but they all integrate students for most content instruction and provide this instruction in the non-English language for a significant portion of the school day. Two-way bilingual immersion programs strive to promote bilingualism and biliteracy, grade-level academic achievement, and positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors in all students.
http://www.cal.org/topics/bilinged.html

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics is operated by the Center for Applied Linguistics, a private non profit organization. ERIC/CLL provides a wide range of services and materials for language educators, most of them free of charge. http://www.cal.org/ericcll/

Products and services include the following:

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• Resource Guides Online with links to Web sites, publications, and other sources of information
• An online newsletter, ERIC/CLL Language Link
• Information digests
• A semiannual print newsletter, ERIC/CLL News Bulletin
• A question-answering service eric@cal.org.

Links to schools with bilingual programs

• Banks Street College

• Amigos Dual Language Immersion School

• Castro Elementary School

• John Adams Elementary

• South Huntington School District

• Directory of Two-Way Immersion Programs in the U.S. National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning.

• Latino American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School

Other Useful Links

Fabula is a free software product for making bilingual stories with children. Download instructions are on the site.

ERIC Parents Brochure on dual Language
This a Question and answer article with answers in brief form.

Two-Way Immersion Programs:Features and Statistics
General Information on Two-way Immersion

"Criteria for Success in Two-Way Bilingual Education"
A list of 8 Criteria

Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Instruction by Nancy Cloud, Fred Genesee:

Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Power Point Presentation
A Power Point about 50-50, 70-30, 90-10 Bilingual Education models in California

The Collier Thomas Study
In this extensive study conducted in 23 school districts in 15 states over 14 years - leading ESL researchers Collier and Thomas conclude that dual language immersion out performs standard models of English immersion, ESL pullout and ESL content. This table summarizing their study results.

Two-Way Bilingual Education: Strategies for Implementing a Two Way Bilingual Program

Dual Language Immersion Bibliography

Guide to Two-way Immersion --contains abstracts of articles describing dual language programs. Includes studies indicating better performance of dual language ed students and high levels of parental satisfaction.

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

Two Way Bilingual Education On-line Library

Dual Language Education: Who Benefits?

Two way bilingual programs -- The Demand for a Multilingual Workforce

Bilingual/ESL Links

Learning in Two Languages-- 1999, video by Jon Silver
Presented by the Bilingual Education/ Language Academy Dept. (BELA), SFUSD
This video highlights the educational opportunities available through Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in San Francisco Public Schools. Featuring students, teachers and parents in Cantonese, Korean, and Spanish immersion programs, this video shows how students succeed in English and a second language in this innovative academic program. Available from Migrant Media