Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor, Diane Tedick represented the United States at an international expert seminar on language immersion teacher education, held Oct. 15-16 at the University of Vaasa, Finland. In addition to the U.S. and host Finland, other countries represented were Canada, Estonia, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, and Wales.
The seminar was covered by the Finnish newspaper, Vasabladet last Thursday, in the article, “Gott sprak ar ett gott rad” which translates to,”Proper language is a good piece of advice.” The article discusses parental roles and attitudes in language immersion.
For more information on Diane Teddick’s research on language immersion, see her faculty profile.