Ohayo, Portland: Using Foreign Language as a Bridge to LearningA partial-immersion K-12 Japanese-language program teaches students that it's easy to make friends if you speak the same tongue. Read the article.
A partial-immersion K-12 Japanese-language program teaches students that it's easy to make friends if you speak the same tongue. Read the article.
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Release Date: 3/26/2004
Video Credits
Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Associate Producers:
- Ashley Ball
- Miwa Yokoyama
Editor:
- Karen Sutherland
Camera Crew:
- Rob Weller
- Michael Curtiss
Narrator:
- Susan Blake
Original Music:
- Ed Bogas
Additional Photos Courtesy of
- Takeshi Tomimori
Special Thanks to
- Japanese Garden Society of Oregon
- © 2004
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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There is no doubt that starting young is the key to successful language learning. It is fantastic to see this kind of immersion so early on. If only this kind of opportunity were available in more schools.
Special Education- Elementary
Wow---I'm still in shock to see non-Japanese students/teachers speaking and singing in Japanese! How interesting! I wonder: would I have been different person today if I myself were educated in a language-immersion school environment. Without ever knowing, I already know the answer. This is an amazing time for both students and teachers, and I only wish that I am challenged as a teacher in such a way.