Teacher Seminars

Join educators of all languages K-12, including ESL, in a 10-day graduate level course:  Second Language and Immersion Methodologies (AMLA 600).

Schedule and Registration Information

Second Language and Immersion Methodologies
When you enroll in our seminar on Second Language and Immersion Methodologies, you’ll join a community of language educators to discuss current methods of teaching a second language. Guided by expert instructors, you’ll draw on your own experiences to enhance the discussions and understandings.

During the program, you’ll visit various immersion sites to see theory in action. You’ll also become a novice language learner again, as you learn a new language at one of the sites.  During the program, you will use your new knowledge to plan an integrated thematic unit for use in your classroom.  You’ll develop a resource file of activities including language warm-ups, songs, dances, and games designed to engage your students in active language learning.  Throughout the course, you and your colleagues will have the opportunity to share your ideas and perspectives related to world language teaching and learning, as you refine your personal teaching philosophies.

Participants earn four semester hours of graduate credit (upon successful completion of the course) through Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.  This course is the foundation course in the Master of Education in World Language Instruction program offered by Concordia College.  You may also participate in this seminar without the graduate credit option. Please refer to the registration page for information on costs with and without graduate credit.

The course is open to all K-12 second language educators including ESL educators, college educators with an interest in K-12 second language methodologies, and pre-service education majors. 

Location
Teacher Seminars take place in Bemidji, Minnesota, near where Concordia Language Villages permanent, architecturally authentic sites are located. Participants in Teacher Seminars are housed at Bemidji State University in one of the residential dorms. 

All meals are prepared by Concordia Language Villages kitchen staff and served family style at the Newman Center on the Bemidji State University campus. Special dietary restrictions are accommodated to meet the needs of individual participants.