bilingualimmersion
nounUK /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl ɪˈmɜː.ʃən/
US /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl ɪˈmɝː.ʒən/
A way of learning where you hear and use two languages all day at school.
In bilingual immersion, the children learn math in English and science in Spanish.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A teaching program where subjects are taught in two languages so students become fluent in both.
The school's bilingual immersion program starts in kindergarten.
3. The state of being surrounded by two languages in everyday life.
Growing up in a bilingual immersion home made her switch languages easily.
4. A method of learning a second language by using it for regular lessons instead of studying it alone.
Bilingual immersion helped him pick up French without extra grammar drills.