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Immersion Learning: What, How, and for what purposes?
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Immersion Learning: What, How, and for What Purposes?
Dr. Ansam A. Al-Halawachy
College of Basic Education/Department of English/Mosul University
ABSTRACT
Among the most interesting and effective
innovations in second
language education during the last three decades have been the immersion
programs developed in Canada. The rationale of such programs is based
upon the belief that one learns a second language by actually
communicating through it. Immersion learning
is a method of second
language instruction in which the second language is the major vehicle
for integrating language instruction,
content instruction, and
communication. It can be brought about by developing a variable
repertoire of instructional approaches,
techniques, strategies, and
activities via which teachers can help students understand both the second
language and its content. The main purpose
of immersion learning is to
develop students' second language acquisition and the learning of
academic content and cultural situations. Hence, students should be able
to communicate and interact competently with more people in more
places in an increasingly independent world community.
