The bilingual programms shown are organized according to their approach as monoglossic, heteroglossic, concurrent and translanguaging.
MONOGLOSSIC
Subtractive
Submersion
There is no support in L1. Children achieve
proficiency in L2.
L1 tends to dissapear.
Transitional
Children use L1 in early years while learning L2.
The aim is monolingualism in L2.
Additive
Maintenance
Preserve minority language
while learning L2.
Prestigious
Students learn a second language considered a
symbol of prestige. The learning process is not
related to the cultural context.
Immersion
Students make the decision of learning a foreign language (minority language). They
learn the content through L2 and the teacher doesn't speak in students' L1.
HETEROGLOSSIC
Recursive
Immersion revitalization
The aim is to protect a minority language.
Examples: Maori in
New Zeland
Spanish in USA
Hebrew in Jewish
communities
Support in minority language L1.
Developmental
One-way developmental bilingual education programs
(DBE). Children receive instruction in L1 which is the
minority language.
Dynamic
Two - way immersion
Dual language programms. Both languages could be L1 and L2. in
a multilingual society in which it is found linguistic heterogeneity.
Content in target language or languages.
CLIL
Language as a medium for learning content and improve communication skills and
cognition processes. The aim is to develop multilingualism and plurilingualism
TRANSLANGUAGING
Languages are interconnected. Speakers
use the languages according to their
communication needs.
CONCURRENT
Use of code - switching as a learning tool. It is
allowed the use of both languages L1 and L2 during
the lesson.
The use of L1 or L2 during a lesson is not penalized.
Multiples languages in the same classroom.
Bilingual education in context, a critical analysis of the dimensions involved in the teaching of English as a second language in a private University In Medellín.