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Dual Language Education in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Presented by Dr. Kathy Escamilla, Dr. Fred Genesee, Dr. M. Beatriz Arias, Dr. Igone Arteagoitia
September 26, 2018
Center for Applied Linguistics
Washington, D.C.

Dual language education programs are becoming increasingly popular across the U.S. Not only have the numbers of K-5 dual language programs increased exponentially, dual language approaches have extended to Pre-K and secondary education. A soon to be released CAL/Multilingual Matters publication, Profiles of Dual Language Education in the 21st Century will be highlighted.

Join members of CAL’s board of trustees and staff for an insightful discussion focused on research, opportunities and challenges of dual language education. 

Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Fred Genesee and Dr. Joel Gómez
Dr. Kathy Escamilla will review the challenges to dual language implementation
Dr. Fred Genesee will identify lessons learned from dual language research
Dr. Beatriz Arias will summarize research on the three goals of dual language education
Dr. Igone Arteagoitia will identify salient programmatic components for a legacy dual language program

Please RSVP by September 10, 2018. Full details are available at http://www.cal.org/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/dle-in-21st-century