Two Way Bilingual Education

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Two WayBilingual Education
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Two WayBilingual Education
The Power of Two Languages
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Promoting Educational Success
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What Is Two-way Bilingual Ed?

• A COMBINATION OF
• Full bilingual education for language minority Ss
• AND
• Total immersion education for English-speaking Ss

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integration of language minority andlanguage
majority students for academic instruction
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TWB CORE FEATURES

• Target language is used for a significant part
  instructional day.
• Periods of instruction using only one language.

• Native English speakers and target-language-native
  speakers participate.
• Ss are integrated for most content instruction.

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TWB MAJOR GOALS

• High levels of proficiency in Ss first language
  and in a target language.
• Academic performance at or above grade level as
  measured in both languages.
• Psychosocial competence and positive
  cross-cultural attitudes.

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32 of States have TWB programs

• 225 schools in 23 States have developed TWB
  programs at elementary level

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Rationale and Theoretical Foundation
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Social Context

• The model is synergetic
• Ss can learn another language at no cost to their
  L1 and culture.
• Equitable positive T-S, S-S interactions foster
  equity in classroom.
• Balanced S population promotes assimilation and
  interaction.

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TWB is grounded in L A research

• Language input is adjusted to conceptual and
  linguistic level (motherese,etc.).
• Language input is challenging for the native
  students.
• Concentrated exposure to language is important to
  promote language development.
• Languages are not mixed.

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Effective Schools

• Strong support for the program from the District,
  Board of Education and principal (knowledgeable _at_
  TWB).
• Parental involvement collaboration is a plus.
• Instruction imparted by certified pros with
  native or native-like ability in either or both
  languages!

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Language Distribution and Use
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Progressive 90-10
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Partial TWB 50-50
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• Curriculum Instructional approaches.
• Instructional Strategies.
• Student Population.