Bilingualism CQ10

One key characteristic of transitional bilingual education programs is the temporarily support of student's home language until they reach proficiency in the majority language

TRUE

In the United States, transitional bilingual education programs provide instruction in the home language for six years

FALSE

The use of 'world languages' is preferred over 'foreign languages' because it can be a language spoken in the local community

TRUE

Drip feed' programs teach world languages as a single subject in the school and not as medium languages for content learning (e.g., Math)

TRUE

ACTFL (2015) survey found that there was a slight increase in enrollment in world language courses in K-12 but also decreases for certain languages like Latin and French.

TRUE

Heritage language students do not typically seek opportunities to study their home language at school.

FALSE

In the United States, students typically study a world language during their four years of high school.

FALSE

Separatist education educates students only in the minority language

TRUE

Separatist education tends to be organized by government stakeholders to preserve the minority language

FALSE

Students with 'interrupted formal education' can be due to a number of reasons ---from wars to dehumanizing discourses surrounding undocumented children

TRUE