What do you know about Bilingual Education?

What do you know about Bilingual Education?

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What do you know about Bilingual Education?

What do you know about Bilingual Education?

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Jenny Rama

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Native language literacy assists students who are learning English.

True

False

Answer explanation

Research has shown that knowledge of the structures and rules in a first language transfer in learning English. Students who have studied academic content in first language can and do transfer their knowledge of language and content from first language to second language. On the other hand, students who have had little formal schooling or interrupted schooling in native language will have more difficulty learning English.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Younger children learn English more quickly than older children.

True

False

Answer explanation

Younger language learners may be able to pronounce without an accent. However, older children have more sophisticated language skills. As a child gets older, the child needs to use language in more developed contexts. Younger children acquire social language [or BICS] more quickly than older children and therefore appear to be more fluent speakers of English. However, older students, who have attended school in their native countries and have had native language content instruction can, as mentioned above, transfer their knowledge of language and content from first language to second language. The rate of learning a second language depends on several variables: 1. Age at the time of exposure to he second language; 2. Previous schooling in first language; 3 the type of second language instruction the student receives.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. It can take up to seven years to attain English language proficiency.

True

False

Answer explanation

Academic language takes English Language Learners up to seven or more years to become proficient. The reason that academic language is so difficult for the ELL to master is that: there are few if any non-verbal cues to provide a context for learning; there is often little, if any, face-to-face interaction or communicative discourse; academic language, unlike communicative language, has a higher degree of abstract concepts and context specific vocabulary; information is contained in narrative and expository text; textbooks are written beyond the language proficiency of the ELL; and students need a body of cultural and linguistic knowledge, which they have not developed, to comprehend academic content in a second language.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. Acquiring the English necessary to succeed academically in all content areas is equally challenging for all second language learners.

True

False

Answer explanation

 

English Language Learners who have been given content area instruction in their native language will have an advantage over ELLs who have not. Some ELLs have had little or no education in their native countries.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. The ability to speak English guarantees success in academic settings.

True

False

Answer explanation

Being able to speak English fluently in social and conversational settings does not mean that the ELL will be able to use the language academically in the content areas.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6.Teachers should focus on learning the English language first and learning content later. Learning grammar first is the best way to teach second language learners.

True

False

Answer explanation

Schools should not focus on teaching English through decontextualized instruction [e.g. verb tenses, articles, pronunciation skills, etc.] Integrated instruction which includes learning English through content, teaching learning strategies, incorporating the linguistic features needed to negotiate the content has been shown to be an effective for teaching content academic language proficiency [CALP]. Sheltered methods of instruction which include both content and language instruction, as well as teaching learning strategies include CALLA [Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach] and SIOP [Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol].

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Second language learners should be placed in an English speaking environment as quickly as possible.

True

False

Answer explanation

Learning a second language is a process, like learning one’s first language. Learning to speak and interact in the new language takes one to three years on average. Learning to use the new language in academic contexts takes from seven to ten years to master. Conversational skills are know as BICS, while academic language proficiency is known as CALP.

 

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