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Bilingual Education Models

Hi 😊 Today we talked about the Bilingual Education Models Bilingualism  has been the subject of study for many years. This term is associated with the phenomenon of speaking and understanding two or more languages. The term can refer to  individuals  (individual bilingualism) as well as to an entire  society  (social bilingualism). But there may be  distinctions  between ability and use of a language, or differences in proficiency between the two languages. One of the main misconceptions about bilinguals is that they are equally proficient with both languages in speaking, listening, writing, reading as well as having a perfect knowledge of their respective cultures. Bilinguals usually don’t speak both languages equally well and that is because they use each language in different contexts, activities and domains (home, school, work…).The following picture shows  different types of bilinguals  depending on their proficiency in each language:...