An Introduction of "Immersion Program"

Abstract

Since 1960s ‘immersion program’ a version of communicative approach
has been innovated which is basically meaning oriented and unlike the former
methods, attempts to teach a second/foreign language integratively. In fact, in this
rather newly developed method learning a second/foreign language is not the main
goal; it’s the medium of instruction. The present paper tries to provide the reader
with a corpus of information about this program. An elaborated introduction of the
program, its different types, characteristics, versions, and goals are some of the most
important parts of this paper. Two-way immersion and dual immersion are also
elaborated in coming pages. At the end, some problems and the positive effects of the
program are presented.