Bilingual Teachers Meeting

Are your classes 100% in English?

• Yes

• No

Do you plan for language in your classes?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Do you use Spanish to explain difficult concepts?

• Yes

• No

Do you use English outside of the classroom with students?

• Yes

• No

When students speak to you in Spanish, do you ask them to use English?

• Yes

• No

If a student asks you a question using Spanish, you:

• answer in Spanish

• answer in English

Do you believe it is unfair for a student to have low performance because they are unable to express the content of your subject in English?

• Yes

• No

Do you think it is possible to teach your subject ONLY in English?

• Yes

• No

If you were told that your lesson plans MUST take language into account, what would be your concern(s)?

• time to prepare lessons

• language planning knowledge

• student response to an integrated approach

• length of lessons