What is a billingual classroom?

Question

does the teacher teach in spanish, translate, or what?

what kind of students? whats expected?

Answer 1

I think if you only have one student who needs help you would have a paraeducator to come in and help the student. But if you have a lot of students who are ESL then you really need a bilingual classroom.

I am in Race and Ethics this semester and am learning a lot about other cultures. One thing I have learned is that the Spanish population is growing, the Caucasian population is actual shrinking, Native American is staying the same, and Asian and Black are growing a little. But the Spanish population is growing the most. By 2045 the United States is going to be very diverse. By then our nation may be more Bilingual anyway.

Answer 2

The class is instructed in two different languages. In the US this usually means English and Spanish, therefore a bilingual teacher must know both languages. Most of the students in a bilingual class will probably speak Spanish, but there can be monolingual English speaking students in a bilingual classroom.

You have to make sure both sets of students understand instructions, lectures, etc; by translating, using visuals, or other methods. The goal of a bilingual class is to teach students English while maintaining the use of their heritage language.

Answer 3

Bi means 2, lingual means language.  Thus, the classroom uses 2 languages instead of the traditional one language situation.