Perceptions of principals and teachers in New Mexico: A comparison between staff in schools with two -
way dual language immersion programs and those with other bilingual programs.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, schools have adapted and increasingly found
ways to provide a greater range of instruction in foreign
languages typically by offering
dual immersion programs.
Both one -
way, as well as two -
way,
dual -
language bilingual
programs often fall short in legitimating the practices of bilingual Americans, for they have been built following an
immersion pedagogy that might serve English - speaking majority children well, but that does not build on the entire
language repertoire of bilinguals.
However, recently,
dual language immersion (DLI)
programs have emerged in the country as effective
ways to bring together
language minority and
language majority speakers in school settings with the goal of bilingualism and bi-literacy for all.