Bilingual Education

Jeanette NunoNorma Arceo

Caitlyn LasseigneKristina Mcvane

Bilingual Education:• Any use of two languages in school – by teachers or students or both • Today’s bilingual education means approaches in the classroom that use the

native languages of English language learners (ELLs) for instruction.Goals include:• teaching English• academic achievement• acculturating to new society• preserving linguistic and cultural heritage• enabling English speakers to learn a second language• developing national language resources

Bilingual Education Act (1968)• Mandate schools to provide bilingual education programs. • The Bilingual Program was a federally funded program.• All programs required to give language minority students "full access to the learning environment,

the curriculum, special services and assessment in a meaningful way“. • According to the Bilingual Education Act referring to the terms limited 'English proficiency' and

'limited English proficient: A) individuals who were not born in the U.S. or whose native language is a language other than English; B) individuals who come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; and C) individuals who are American Indian or Alaska Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English language proficiency; and who, by reason thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language.

Why Is BilingualEducation Controversial?

• Bilingualism threatens to sap our sense of national identity and divide us along ethnic lines.• Initiatives in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts

mandating all-English instruction for most children until they become fully proficient in English. • Ethnic stereotypes or class biases

In Class:•Classrooms may be entirely English Language Learns, or they may include native English speakers who are learning Spanish or other languages.

•Students are sometimes taught a full curriculum in their native language and in English. Elsewhere ELLs may receive only native-language support – periodic translations or tutoring – with lessons conducted primarily in English.

In Class:Pros• Brawnier Brains• Superior self-regulation• Brain Growth• Passport to the world

Cons• Cost• Helpers • To learn or not too learn

Dual Schools Dual Classes: • Sharpstein• Blueridge • Edison• Green Park

ESL SERVICES:• Prospect Point• Garrison Middle School• Pioneer Middle School• Walla Walla High School