Bilingual Education

Definition of Bilingual Education as it relates to Education, Foreign Language Education, Language Immersion Programs

Bilingual Education: A pedagogical approach that integrates two languages in education, typically a student's native language and a foreign language, with equal emphasis on both. This method fosters bilingualism and bi-literacy, promoting cognitive benefits and cross-cultural understanding. It encompasses various models such as Language Immersion Programs, where the medium of instruction is primarily the target language, and Foreign Language Education, which focuses on teaching a second language in addition to the student's native language.

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  • [BilingualLiteracy.com] Bilingual Literacy - Preschool, Bilingual, Education, Preschool
  • [itbe.org] Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - Bilingual Education
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