"Immersion: 40 years of experience for the future of our languages". This wass the theme of the conference organized in Kemper (Brittany) for two days by the Higher Institute of Languages of the Republic. It gathered nearly 250 people at the university pole. Teachers and researchers highlighted the benefits of immersion to learn a language.
For two days, this Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, more than 400 teachers, researchers and students will be gathered on the sidelines of a symposium. Their objective: to show the benefits of early bilingualism and immersion. "Language is no longer an object of teaching but a tool, even within the life of an institution," explains Stefan Moal, a member of the Institute's Scientific Council, a language that is heard everywhere. as "a maid", it is used for everything, the sooner we practice it, the better. "
Before seven years, the plasticity of the brain increases certain skills. The ears are open and record. Moreover, bilingual or immersive nurseries are developing in Brittany. There are currently about ten of them. The conference allowed to compare the different methods and the different pedagogies put in place. "School bilingualism, whether in Breton, Basque, Catalan, Occitan or Alsatian, opens the way to the world," adds Stefan Moal, "the common point between these teachers and researchers is to make these languages live. to disappear. "
The goal is to reboot the pump and continue what was set up in the 70s-80s. Today, young children speak Breton in class and at home. It is a progress. Currently, nearly 17,000 students are breton in the public network, in Catholic schools and in Diwan. Of these, 4,318 students are in immersion.
For two days, this Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, more than 400 teachers, researchers and students will be gathered on the sidelines of a symposium. Their objective: to show the benefits of early bilingualism and immersion. "Language is no longer an object of teaching but a tool, even within the life of an institution," explains Stefan Moal, a member of the Institute's Scientific Council, a language that is heard everywhere. as "a maid", it is used for everything, the sooner we practice it, the better. "
Before seven years, the plasticity of the brain increases certain skills. The ears are open and record. Moreover, bilingual or immersive nurseries are developing in Brittany. There are currently about ten of them. The conference allowed to compare the different methods and the different pedagogies put in place. "School bilingualism, whether in Breton, Basque, Catalan, Occitan or Alsatian, opens the way to the world," adds Stefan Moal, "the common point between these teachers and researchers is to make these languages live. to disappear. "
The goal is to reboot the pump and continue what was set up in the 70s-80s. Today, young children speak Breton in class and at home. It is a progress. Currently, nearly 17,000 students are breton in the public network, in Catholic schools and in Diwan. Of these, 4,318 students are in immersion.
