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Han is an elementary school student in a rural district. Han's family arrived from Laos, and he speaks very little English. Although Han really wants to do well at school, he struggles, because the instruction is in English only and his teachers make no effort to modify instruction so that he can understand what is going on. Han's experience most closely reflects

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language submersion

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Language submersion, unlike language immersion, is a scenario where a student is placed in a learning environment where the only language of instruction that is used is seemingly difficult for the student to comprehend as a second language. It is usually referred to as the “sink or swim method to learning”, as there are no special program to help minority students overcome the language problem.

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