Immersion Quotes

When we look at the research done over a number of years, the most effective method of teaching ELL students is through a dual-language, two-way immersion program. The least desirable is the sink-or-swim method. - David Briseno

What I am opposed to is the perpetuation of immersion courses. We sometimes can undersell these qualified students. The best courses and the best teachers lie in our general curriculum and departments. The ELL is not something we permanently want to maintain students in. - Harold Walker

We see immersion as the technology of choice for the next three to four years. Our long-term forecast shows a very large share of the technology needs to be in immersion. - Eric Meurice

We reinforced our market position, as we gained 12 new customers in 2005, including our sixth customer in Japan. With 13 immersion systems delivered to date, 13 immersion orders already in our backlog, and 8 pending orders, we are increasing our technology lead in the race to meet customer needs for new generation semiconductor products. - Eric Meurice

We never even talked about that we were going to be a band. David was the first person I went to see and that was the end of my trip. I got to play with everyone right there in his living room. The immersion was so deep, so fast. Suddenly, I was dogpaddling on mandolin. - Todd Phillips

We believe that high-index liquid imaging will enable the extension of today's optical lithography through the 45- and 32-nanometer technology nodes. Our industry faces tough questions about which lithography technology will allow us to be successful below 32 nanometers. This new result gives us another data point favoring the continuation of optical immersion lithography. - Mark Slezak

The Stewards Program is an immersion experience designed to give an overview and excite an interest in future study. - Bruce Barbour

The program here is doing great. Our first dual immersion students are going into junior high school next year. When they're younger, they seem to be able to retain information faster and learn both languages simultaneously. My own daughter is in the program and she was speaking fluent Spanish by third grade. - Maria Gonzalez

The other times, we just preached at you, ... This time around, it's like you're getting christened in church. This is the full immersion version. - Bob Day