Explore how resistance to dual language immersion may be rooted in vulnerability, fear, and disconnection—and why understanding those emotions can help schools respond with more compassion, stronger leadership, and deeper commitment to bilingualism and biliteracy.
Reflect on who is doing most of the talking during instruction and discover how one simple starting point—adding consistent turn and talks—to increase student language production, support proficiency, and make every second of partner language time count.
Reflect with us on Addalingua’s origin story and share our renewed excitement for its next chapter, connecting the early work of building DLI programs with today’s launch of digital mini-courses, community, and Addi, an AI teaching assistant designed to support dual language educators.
Explore how dual language immersion teachers can use cross-linguistic instruction to help students compare transferable and non-transferable language features across English and the partner language. Build metalinguistic awareness, teaching language features during partner language instruction, and designing cross-linguistic objectives without relying on direct translation.
