Using Foreign Language as a Bridge to Learning in the Classroom [Video]
A partial-immersion K-12 Japanese-language program teaches students that it's easy to make friends if you speak the same tongue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmgdfmaXNyY
The Benefits of Dual-Language Immersion [Video]
Here is a video from Edutopia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_xYdpjN9w Research shows that students can benefit cognitively, socially, and academically from instruction in two languages.
6 Fabulous Games to Get Your Students Speaking
SUSAN VERNER's article on BusyTeacher features some useful tips on engaging your students in speaking activities using games. Many ESL teachers find that their students are timid speakers or reluctant…