UConn Researchers to Reimagine Dual Language Education
The University of Connecticut has been awarded a $179,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education for a new research project centered on reimagining dual language education. The project’s purpose is to improve the ability of dual language programs to promote the equitable bilingualism and biliteracy development of all students through a greater focus on sociocultural competence.
To better understand the role of sociocultural competence among dual language students, the project will focus on upper-elementary dual language teachers in an urban Connecticut school district. (Tetra Images – Erik Isakson/Getty Images)