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Providing World Language Instruction

Bridges: Children, Languages, World facilitates the development of world language instruction programs for children. Bridges emphasizes Less-Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL), many of which have been identified as Critical Needs Languages by the U.S. Department of State.

Featuring in the 2011-2012 program year...
Arabic, Chinese, Mongolian, Russian, and Swahili

 

Bridges language programs utilize models of communicative teaching, which means fun for our kids! Instructors use free play, imagination, and crafts to help children acquire new vocabulary in the target language.

Bridges language programs are taught by IU students who are studying LCTLs. In partnership with IU Bloomington's School of Education faculty from the Department of Literacy, Culture and Language Education, they are taught valuable teaching tools which may be applied in a variety of community settings.

Currently, Bridges programs take place throughout Bloomington, with partner sites such as the public library, daycare centers, elementary schools, and neighborhood learning centers. This mutually beneficial relationship among university and non-university partners allows Bridges to offer quality world instruction to children and parents of Monroe County, IN.

 

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