Chapter 7. Bilingual Education and Socio-economic Mobility

socio-economic mobility

What findings are supported by the research to date on bilingual education? a. Maintenance programs are more effective than two-way bilingual programs. b. English-only immersion leads to higher levels of achievement. c. Two-way bilingual students score higher than ELL students in English-only programs. d. All types of bilingual programs are equally effective at raising achievement.

According to the lecture, bilingual education can improve...Group of answer choicesattendanceAll of the listed responses are correctcommunity-school relationsstudent sense of belonging

Why may conventional bilingual pedagogies not always be relevant or workable in linguistically heterogeneous classrooms?Group of answer choicesThey require teachers and students to share the same languages.They discourage the use of multilingual resources and translanguaging practices.They focus solely on metalinguistic skills and creative thinking.They neglect the importance of home languages in students' identities and learning.

Research indicates that transition programs help ELL students acquire English proficiency more quickly than two-way bilingual programs. a. True b. False