Video Toolkit
Video extras highlighting key issues in multilingualism:
Use the scroll bar to the right to access the 11 short videos described below.
Inside Immersion (5:29)
Go inside an immersion school where American schoolchildren are taught social studies, math, and science entirely in Chinese.
Test Scores (2:42)
A look at how dual language learning affects student’s test scores.
Integration and Immersion (4:27)
Explores the intersection of language immersion classrooms and public school integration in general, and immigrant integration in particular.
Kindergartners Sing in Mandarin (1:22)
Just for fun.
The United States of Language (1:07)
Educational consultant from the National Center for Foreign Language, Mimi Met, explores how language is no longer a border issue.
English Language Learners (3:49)
Francisca Sanchez, Asst. Superintendent from the San Francisco Public Schools, discusses how growing up bilingual improves ELLs English language skills.
Global Citizenship (2:23)
Educational consultant from the National Center for Foreign Language, Mimi Met, talks about bilingualism and global citizenship.
Language and Globalization (2:26)
Francisca Sanchez, Asst. Superintendent from the San Francisco Public Schools, discusses the importance of bilingualism for 21st century citizens.
3rd grade science class (in Cantonese) (1:28)
A look at how state curriculum is conveyed in a dual language classroom.
This is your Brain…on language (1:28)
Describes how being bilingual improves brain function.
