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Language Goes To SchoolGrigori Arrives in America—Again!On this, our first full episode of the podcast, we meet Grigori Grigoriev, the star of the story we told in Episode 0. As a ten-year-old Russian immigrant to the United States in 1996, Grigori found himself enrolled in a 3rd-4th-and-5th grade, Spanish-English, dual-language program in the American Southwest. In this episode, Grigori provides his account of his experiences in that classroom, how he figured out which languages were being used in the classroom, and how he managed to create meaningful learning experiences with his new classmates. We also learn about his life in the ensuing years, up...2024-05-1536 minLanguage Goes To SchoolWhat We're All About—Plus, Grigori the Great!In this, our inaugural episode, we discuss the genesis of the podcast and present its mission, scope, and content. We then present the interesting case of Grigori Grigoriev, a student from Russia who, some years ago, arrived unexpectedly in a 3rd-4th-and-5th grade Spanish-English dual-language classroom in New Mexico, halfway through the academic year. After hearing our version of his experiences in the classroom, we announce that Grigori himself, now an adult living and working in Berlin, will be our guest in our next episode, where he offers his version of his arrival in this extraordinary classroom 28 years ag...2024-05-0120 min