EDEC 248 Chapter Notes -Bilingual Education, Maximum Exposure, Homeschooling

• School: McGill University
• Department: Curriculum and Instruction
• Course: EDEC 248
• Professor: Lerona Dana Lewis

Document Summary

Regime of truth attributes underachievement of low income bilingual children to deficits children bring to school & failure of school to respond adequately. Evolution of the bilingual education debate some say bilingual education is illadvised & threatens social/political stability of nation roots of bilingual paranoia seen in evolution of policy debate through 4 phases. Multilingualism increases cultural fragmentation, civil antagonisms, illiteracy & economic technological ineffectualness. Bilingual programs for minority and majority language students have been successfully implemented in countries around the world. Bilingual education by itself is not a panacea for students" underachievement: underachievement from many sources, simply providing l1 instruction won"t transform educational experience by itself. English speaking peers but conversational fluency often attained within 2 years proposition. 227 for 1 year intensive immersion in english without foundation. Majority of bilingual programs make minimal/no attempt to promote literacy in students" l1 studies should strong promotion of bilingual students" l1 throughout elementary school contributes significantly to students" academic success.