Bilingualism CQ12

The term "language immersion" began in the U.S. during War World II to help troops learn an additional language before going abroad

TRUE

Immersion bilingual education programs were an experiment in the United States in the 1970s

FALSE

One key difference between a bilingual immersion model and a dual language model is that all learners begin 100% of their instruction in the second language

TRUE

People in the Quebec province attribute the level of bilingualism in the region to family language policies that encourage children to use both French and English at home

FALSE

Immersion bilingual education models and sheltered immersion share the same goals of additive bilingualism.

FALSE

In immersion bilingual education programs, children are allowed to use their home language to communicate with others throughout the school day

TRUE

In the United States, immersion bilingual education programs tend to have a foreign language approach that favors children from middle and upper class households.

TRUE

Students in immersion bilingual programs often gain nativelike competence in speaking and writing in the second language

FALSE

In CLIL (content and language integrated learning) contexts, students are exposed to some content through the second language

TRUE

The integration of language and content in CLIL programs is a way to make language learning a meaningful educational experience for students

TRUE