RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis T1 Bilingualism since early childhood. Learning Spanish as an L2 in the United States: challenges in the Dual Language Immersion Program A1 Alba Plaza, Victoria A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras K1 Bilingualism K1 Education K1 Immersion K1 Dual language K1 Literacy K1 United States K1 Bilingüismo K1 Educación K1 Inmersión K1 Educación dual K1 Alfabetización K1 Estados Unidos K1 5505.10 Filología K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas AB This project analyzes bilingualism since early childhood and Spanish as a second language in the United States. It will examine the importance of second language learning in the cognitive development of students, as well as the different characteristics that constitute bilingual education. In addition, an analysis of the most effective bilingual education among students will be carried out, which is the immersion program. Despite the great variety within this education system, this project will focus on describing the dual language immersion program with Spanish-English. Within this program, there will be identified the main benefits but especially the different challenges that have arisen among the learners. In order to achieve an effective development of their language skills, several solutions are proposed to address these challenges. These solutions are intended to improve the dual language immersion education system by promoting bilingualism and literacy. YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/71860 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/71860 LA eng NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa DS UVaDOC RD 15-ene-2025