total immersion
Fully plunged in
Total immersion is complete submersion in water, especially the method of baptism where the entire body goes under rather than just having water sprinkled on the head.
The phrase extends to any situation of complete absorption: a total immersion language program surrounds students with the target language, eliminating their native tongue entirely.
Total immersion in a subject means deep, uninterrupted engagement with no distractions.
- deepFar from surface
- deep endPool's lowest-floor area
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- plungeSudden steep descent
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
baptism by fire · absorption · engulfed · underwater · drowning · saturate · sink · complete · all-encompassing · all in · language · language learning · fluency · learning · intensive · deep dive · surround · envelop
- immersionsubmersion, submerge, deep dive, plunge, dip
- language educationbilingual, language teaching, biliteracy, language learning, language learner
- baptismchristening, infant baptism, adult baptism, water baptism, baptismal font
- language immersionsubmersion, bilingual education, bilingual school, language school, target language
- submersionsubmersion, submerging, going under, plunge, dive
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
total immersiondabbling
Shallow, casual involvement
sampling · dilettantism · skimming · toe-dipping · detachment
total immersionclassroom instruction
Teaching in school setting
traditional learning · rote learning · formal education · spaced repetition
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