System of teaching foreign-speaking children in two languages---their native language and English---and later switching to all-English instruction after the children develop enough fluency in English.
a carefully planned instructional program in which two languages are used; the program provides ESL instruction and utilizes the student's native language as the medium for instruction in the content areas; language arts instruction in the student's native language is also provided; bilingual education models include transitional, development and dual-language programs
An educational program in which two languages are used to provide content matter instruction. Bilingual education programs vary in their length of time, and in the amount each language is used.
The use of two languages for the purposes of academic instruction with an organized curriculum that includes, at a minimum: continued primary language (LI) development; 0 English (L2) acquisition; and 0 subject matter instruction through (LI) and (1-2). Bilingual education programs assist limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in developing literacy both in English and the primary language to a level where they can succeed in an English-only classroom. Programs may also include native speakers of English.
The provision of special services to students whose primary language is not English; may include instruction in the primary language, training in English language skills, and development of multicultural awareness.
broad term denoting programs for students with limited or no proficiency in the language of instruction (English in the U.S.). Programs generally use students’ home language for academic and language arts instruction while students are acquiring proficiency in English for academic purposes. In some programs, home language use is limited to 2 or 3 years and ultimately discontinued; in other programs, home language is used for extended periods with the goal of promoting proficiency in both languages.
An educational program involving instruction in two languages, with the goal being to promote bilingualism (proficiency in both languages).
Approach to educating students whose native language is not English. Students are taught academic subjects in their native language and take English as a Second Language ( ESL) classes as well.
Instruction in which a student's home language is used in addition to English.
Bilingual education is an in-school program for students whose first language is not English or who have limited English skills. Bilingual education provides English language development plus subject area instruction in the student s native language. The goal is for the child to gain knowledge and be literate in two languages. (NCEA)
education in two languages/partial immersion (no full immersion programs exist)
education in an English-language school system in which immigrant students without fluency in English are taught in their native language.
Instruction given to English-speaking and non-English-speaking student in two languages with the goal of students becoming fluent in both languages; not synonymous with ESL
Classes taught in a combination of a studentsâ€(tm) first language and English, geared toward helping student with limited English proficiency ( LEP) become proficient in English as a second language ( ESL). Students in bilingual programs receive part of their daily instruction in English and part in a second language. Significant portions of the school day are devoted to ESL instruction, in which each student receives intensive assistance in learning English. ( learn more)
Has multiple definitions: education where two distinct languages are used for general teaching; education designed to help children become bilingual (sometimes called "two-way bilingual education"; e.g., Spanish speakers and English speakers in a classroom are all taught to speak both languages; education in a child's native language for (a) the first year or (b) however long it takes; followed by mainstreaming in English-only classes (in the US); education in a child's native language for as long as his parents wish (with minimal instruction in another language). In the latter cases " native-language instruction" may be a clearer definition.
Bilingual education involves teaching all subjects in school through two different languages - in the United States, instruction occurs in English and a minority language, such as Spanish or Chinese, with varying amounts of each language used in accordance with the program model.
