bilingual education

noun

UK /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/

US /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/

School time where you learn in two languages.

In bilingual education, Mia learns math in English and science in Spanish.

SYNONYMS

dual-language schooling two-language instruction dual-language education bilingual schooling

RELATED WORDS

language learning immersion program multilingualism second language language classroom

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A teaching approach that uses two languages as the languages of instruction.

The school's bilingual education program teaches reading in both French and English.

3. A program that helps students keep their home language while learning a new one.

Bilingual education lets children speak their family's language at school.

4. A way of teaching that helps students become fluent in two languages.

Thanks to bilingual education, Leo can chat with his grandparents in Vietnamese and his friends in English.