2006-06-17 06:30:57 · 26 answers · asked by hisgirl_2455 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
What it actually means is that the student is taught in their native language only, never in english. I went to school on the border in So. CA and that is what bilingual education is.
2006-06-17 06:39:36 · update #1
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2006-06-17 06:48:01 · update #2
It means it's a failure.
Furthermore, they shouldn't be able to graduate school without knowning how to speak English.
2006-06-17 06:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by yars232c 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am certain that here, in the United States, bilingual education means that the student (a speaker of a language other than English at home) is taught in BOTH the home language and in English. The idea is that the student will be literate, as well as knowledgable in a variety of content areas, in both languages by the time s(he) graduates.
2006-06-17 13:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by b1rd9650 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bilingual education means that the teacher(s) is teaching in two languages. For example, some bilingual schools would teach science in English and Math in Spanish, then at the semester, switch languages. Usually half of the day is in one language, and the other half is in the other.
Immersion is teaching someone who speaks a different language only in the "goal" language.
2006-06-17 13:34:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bridget 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bilingual education actaully means an advantage for Americans in the U.S.A., not only will they learn a sencond language but they will have the ability to travel to foreign countries where the language is spoken. Its a good deal for all of us. Foreign langues like Spanish, French and Italian are great. And if there is bilingual education it means that we get more advantage. But it also applies to the capability of all students. Those american-citizens who play and waste time in class, are actually the ones wasting the TAXES. Those tenacious students from foreing countries like Spain, France or Mexico come to america to study and succeed.
2006-06-17 14:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Education in 2 languages.
2006-06-17 13:33:31 · answer #5 · answered by Jasmine Lily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before "bilingual education" we had the sink and swim method. Lots of foreign students sink, so educators came up with "bilingual education". It's intent is to help students who are not native speakers learn English faster and easier. Soon as they are proficient, they would be reassigned to the English only classes.
2006-06-17 14:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by sharpshooter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'bilingual education' means your kids will be learning spanish unless you vote against it. Then, meth labs and all, mexico will be our 'best buddy' or something like that. Our politicians sure do like to be chummy with them 3rd world countries, cheap way to make shoes, I guess! LOL And the saddest chapter of all of this is that despite the tens and probably hundreds of billions that america's dumped into hopeless cases like Mexico, there's no reciprocity, no return on investment, not even amicable relations.
Americans are getting robbed all the way home on this deal, and it needs to stop. If people want to teach their kids in spanish, by all means, but not in an AMERICAN school. It's a point of pride, and they can go ahead and start reciting the pledge of allegiance every morning in our schools, too. Globalization? That was a nice idea, pass the tax measures and hold the NAFTA, please...
2006-06-17 14:51:07 · answer #7 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a bad thing to learn to different languages. What is bad is other people must pay for it and it has caused problems. Check the Oprah 's Teachers chat board. Many problems are connected to this in schools.
If people want to learn another language-there are plenty of resources which doesn't put the burden on others.
One language in a country has purpose-safety. So all can communicate with each other.
The kids themselves have done well in times past in picking up the language and they were not penalize for their lack of it. Its the adults who cause the problems.
2006-06-17 14:39:51 · answer #8 · answered by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bilingual education is when you are taught in two languages. It is very common in countries where more than one language is commonly spoken like Switzerland or French speaking Canada. It is also used in my country (the UK), particularly in Wales (Welsh and English) and The Channel Islands (French and English)
2006-06-17 13:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that the class is being taught in 2 languages but, not necessarily together or equally. my youngest daughter was in a binglingual class in the 3rd grade. the teacher told me he divides his time equally between spanish and english. i told him as nice as that sounded, i didn't believe it and i was right. i took her out of the school she was attending, and i am very thankful for the magnet program.
additionally, bilingual education ends in elementary school and without bilingual education in the upper grade levels, the student is labeled as english deficient unless he/she has mastered the english language with the grades and test scores to prove it.
one's native tongue is fine, but if you live in the u.s, then you should be learning and speaking english. if you live in france, you'd need to learn to speak french and so on and so forth.
2006-06-17 18:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by loving 40+ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in a bilingual class in one year of elementary school - the teacher taught in both English and Spanish. I am an American, and my parents were glad I was in that class, hoping that I would learn Spanish at an early age (I don't remember anything).
2006-06-17 14:23:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋