Bilingual EducationEducación Bilingüe

Mendy NavasAshley Molina

Background พื้��นหลั�ง• Offers instruction in two

languages.• In the 1800’s local Board of

Education established night school to teach English to European immigrants. • In 1968 the Bilingual

Education Act was passed.

Importance على أهمية

• Students are bested served by a educational system that uses their native language and gradually teaches English.

• Students who lack English skills are at an unfair disadvantage in classrooms where only English is used.

• The goal of these programs is to enable students with a limited knowledge of English to share more fully in school programs and courses of study.

The Pros プロたち

• 24 states out of 33 states do not require federal money to be spent on bilingual programs.

• Human diversity• In Gale Opposing Views stated

that first language makes learning a second language much easier. In fact, once a second language is learned, bilinguals often are able to learn additional languages more easily.

The Cons Les Inconvénients

• Hinders students– Learning in own language– Tests are in English– Not practicing English

• Most expensive program in schools

• Takes longer for students to fully understand English

Discussion συζήτηση1. If your future class is full

of Second Language Learners, how would you help them learn English?

2. In what ways, do you believe Bilingual Education will affect your future classroom?

References die Referenzen

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Rossell, C. (2012, 30 May). “Bilingual Education Is Ineffective." Does Bilingual Education Work? The Case of Texas. 2009. Rpt. in Interracial America. Ed. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context.

Bale, J. "Bilingual Education Is the Best Approach for English Language Learners." The U.S. Latino Community. Ed. Margaret Haerens. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "The Fight for Bilingual Education." International Socialist Review (Jan.-Feb. 2010). Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context.

"Bilingual Education." Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context.