Many schools in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California have programs that allow native Spanish speakers to integrate slowly into English speaking classrooms. The program is called English as a Second Language or ESL. These programs are designed to allow the children of Mexican immigrant families attend and succeed in American school despite not having any English speaking family members at home.
A bilingual person is someone who can communicate fluently in two languages.
The first language is important in bilingual education because it serves as the foundation for learning a second language. It helps students develop cognitive skills, maintain cultural identity, and improve academic performance in both languages.
If the person is bilingual, then that person can speak, write and research in two languages. A multilingual person can speak as many languages that he/she has learned.
The word "bilingual" has three syllables. It is pronounced as bi-ling-u-al.
In most Chinese primary schools English is introduced in the 3rd grade, however, there are some schools known as bilingual schools which start teaching English in the first grade (that is the extent to which they are bilingual). In many kindergartens English is also taught, however not in a systematic way. The official line is that English is taught systematically from the 3rd grade of primary school, with the exception of the bilingual schools. There are 55 minorities in China (the Han majority not included), of which many have their own language and therefore their own schools. At these schools Chinese is introduced in 3rd grade of primary school, and English is introduced in the 7th grade (i.e. the first grade of Middle school). However, there has been a recent tendency, most notably in Xinjiang, to promote bilingual Mandarin and ethnic minority language schooling, which would mean that ethnic minority would also be taught English from an earlier age. In some ethnic minority schools English is now also being taught from 3rd grade of primary school, as it is in Han schools. English is among the most popular extra curricular classes that Chinese parents send their children to on weekday evenings and weekends, as well as holiday periods. Other classes include maths, sciences and Chinese literature. Arts classes (music, calligraphy, painting, etc.) though also popular, do not receive the same amount of attention by parents as classes that can help their children to perform better in exams in schools and high school and university entrance exams. The extracurricular education industry in China is a multi-billion dollar a year industry.
Daniel Giles O'Connor has written: 'The need for bilingual education in the schools of Vermont' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education
Jonathan Watts Hull has written: 'Language diversity and Southern schools' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education, Education, Education, Bilingual, Language and education, Linguistic minorities
Christian Faltis has written: 'Teaching English learners and immigrant students in secondary schools' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education, Education, Education, Bilingual, English language, Foreign speakers, Immigrants, Study and teaching (Secondary) 'Joinfostering' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education, Education, Bilingual, Education, Elementary, Elementary Education, Elementary school teachers, Mainstreaming in education, Parent participation, Training of
Xabier Arzoz has written: 'Bilingual higher education in the legal context' -- subject(s): Law and legislation, Law schools, Bilingual Education, Universities and colleges
Carolyn R. Toth has written: 'German-English bilingual schools in America' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education, Education, German Americans, History
Dec 8th ,1976 COngressional Hispanic Caucus
nova net :need to have bilingual education in all schools
nova net :need to have bilingual education in all schools
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Shirley Anne Radcliffe has written: 'The bilingual education program' -- subject(s): Bilingual Education, Education, Bilingual
Bilingual education legislation
There are many bilingual jobs available. Some of which are construction posititons, telephone operators (telemarketers, etc), and bilingual teachers in the education system.