Directories for Immersion Programs
National
The Center for Applied Linguistics offers two national directories of total and partial foreign language immersion programs, as well as two-way immersion language programs in U.S. schools.
Directory
of Foreign Language Immersion Programs in U.S. Schools
This directory
lists pre-K - 12 schools that teach all or part of their curriculum
through a second language. Such programs are referred to as total
or partial immersion programs. The majority are for students whose
native language is English. A few Spanish/English two-way immersion
programs, in which classes include both native English and native
Spanish speakers, are also included. The two-way programs included
here typically began as partial or total immersion programs.
Directory of
Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in the U.S.
The programs listed in this Directory meet all three of the following
criteria for two-way immersion programs:
- Integration: Language-minority and language-majority students are integrated for at least 50% of instructional time at all grade levels
- Instruction: Content and literacy instruction in both languages is provided to all students
- Population: Within the program, there is a balance of language-minority and language-majority students, with each group making up between one-third and two-thirds of the total student population
State
Directory
of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in California
This
searchable directory created by Judy Lambert for the California
Department of Education includes a list of California Two-Way Immersion.
Programs in the directory are self-selected and the California Department
of Education cannot guarantee the quality or level of implementation.
Directory of Dual Language Schools
The Dual Language Schools organization connects parents with their neighborhood dual language
schools/programs in several large cities: Dallas and Houston, TX,
Bronx and Brooklyn, NY, and Los Angeles, CA.
