Two-way Immersion
Two-way immersion, also known as TWI is an idea and technique that Cesar Chavez Elementary uses at their school. What it is, is when the minority of the language (non-native speakers) are combined with the majority or native speakers. The combination is expected to spark an interest in the speakers and the minority will mix with their native classmates, and the native/majority speakers can help out and instruct without exactly knowing it. This idea of mixing experience with the language learning (most commonly one third majority, the Spanish speakers, and two thirds minority, the English speakers) the Davis school district has implanted this type of immersion into Cesar Chavez, as well. Not only does this integration promote the knowledge of the language but the respect that everybody is different, and not the same. The result has been astounding, surpassing any doubted expectations or second guessing. Some would call it a success and only do an immersion program with two-way immersion program intact and in place.
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