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parallel immersion

parallel immersion noun: a style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the immersion is taking place), plus a "secondary" language which is the student's native language.

Noun

parallel immersion (uncountable)

  1. A style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the immersion is taking place), plus a "secondary" language which is the student's native language.

Questions about parallel immersion

What does parallel immersion mean?
Parallel immersion means a style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the immersion is taking place), plus a "secondary" language which is the student's native language.
What part of speech is parallel immersion?
Parallel immersion is a noun.

Words near parallel immersion in the dictionary

  1. parallel dead spaces
  2. parallel fifths
  3. parallel giant slalom
  4. parallel gill trama
  5. parallel gill tramas
  6. parallel immersion
  7. parallel import
  8. parallel imports
  9. parallel key
  10. parallel keys
  11. parallel market

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