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Message board: Bilingual Education vs.
Language Immersion
How do you feel about bilingual education?
Is it fair that some students receive instruction
in two languages and others do not?
Foreign language instruction in other countries
begins early, why not here?
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English instruction: What the experts say
Students speaking little or no English
Glossary
Bilingual education:
An instructional program for students with limited-English skills that uses the students’ native language part of the time.
Dual-language program:
A type of bilingual education that teaches students skills in two languages. Usually, the classes are evenly divided between students who speak English and those who speak another language.
English as a Second Language, or ESL:
A program that instructs limited-English-proficient students in the English language. Little or no instruction is given in a language other than English. Most commonly, students attend ESL classes for part of the day and spend the rest of their time in regular classes.
Immersion:
A program that teaches limited-English-proficient children without using their native languages.
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Some Arizona
school districts
make it too easy for
students to stay in
bilingual classes,
against the voters'
wishes, said an
English-only activist
readying to take his
complaint to court.
A three-day series about
the debate over whether
to teach in Spanish