Welcome to Dual Language Immersion
Overview
Utah's Dual Language Immersion program offers a rich bilingual experience for young learners when their minds are developmentally best able to acquire a second language.
Instruction is divided between two high quality creative classrooms:
- One English
- One in the Second Language (Chinese, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish)
Proven Benefits:
- Second Language Skills: Students achieve high proficiency in the immersion language.
- Improved Performance on Standardized Tests: Immersion students perform as well as or better than non-immersion students on standardized tests of English and math administered in English.
- Enhanced Cognitive Skills: Immersion students typically develop greater cognitive flexibility, demonstrating increased attention control, better memory, and superior problem solving skills as well as an enhanced understanding of their primary language.
- Increased Cultural Sensitivity: Immersion students are more aware of and show more positive attitudes towards other cultures and an appreciation of other people.
- Long Term Benefits: Immersion students are better prepared for the global community and job markets where a second language is an asset.
Contact Us
Karl Bowman
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7743 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Brenda McMurtrey
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7891 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Educator Endorsements
For information on endorsement options and requirements, please refer to the following:
Dual Language Immersion Endorsement Application and Specifications
Contact Us
Karl Bowman
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7743 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Brenda McMurtrey
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7891 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)(External Web Content)
Immersion Education and Research(External Web Content)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), University of Minnesota
Research Brief: Student Performance Under Dual Language Immersion Scale-Up in Utah(PDF File)
Utah Dual Language Immersion(External Web Content)
Utah Dual Immersion v2(External Web Content)
YouTube
Contact Us
Karl Bowman
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7743 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Brenda McMurtrey
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7891 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Dual Immersion Informational Videos
Recruiting Students into Dual Language Immersion
Retaining Students in the Dual Language Immersion Program
Information about the Utah Dual Language Immersion Program
Contact Us
Karl Bowman
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7743 | E-mail(External Web Content)
Brenda McMurtrey
Executive Secretary
Phone: (801) 538-7891 | E-mail(External Web Content)
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