Yinghua Academy Professional Presentations
A Collaborative Thematic Approach to Transfer Skills in Immersion Classrooms
By Dr. Luyi Lien, Academic Director, Yinghua Academy,
Jenessa Van Schooneveld, English Curriculum Coordinator & 2nd Gr ELA Teacher,
Kailing Chen, 2nd Grade Immersion Teacher
November 19, 2010 ACTFL Conference, Boston, MA
Building Communication Skills Through Content-Based Instruction
By Dr. Luyi Lien, Academic Director, Yinghua Academy
May 1, 2009, National Chinese Conference
Information on Immersion
- American Council on Immersion Education
- Asia Society resources
- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota
- Center for Applied Linguistics
- Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota
- Immersion Education for the Millennium: What We Have Learned From 30 Years of Research on Second Language Immersion by Jim Cummins, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Mandarin Immersion Parents Council, San Francisco
- What is Immersion by Mike Bostwick, Executive Director, Katoh Gakuen English Immersion Program, Japan
Resources for books & other materials in Chinese
Resources for Asian-American books in English
- NEA compiled Asian-American booklist by grade level (K-4, 5-8)