dual-language education

noun

UK /ˌdjuːəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃən/

US /ˌduːəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/

A way of learning where you are taught in two languages.

The school offers dual-language education in English and Spanish.

SYNONYMS

bilingual education two-way immersion dual immersion bilingual schooling

RELATED WORDS

immersion multilingualism language learning curriculum

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program where students learn subjects in two languages to become fluent in both.

Dual-language education helps children read and write in both languages.

3. A teaching approach that keeps a student's first language while adding a second.

Her dual-language education let her keep her home language at school.

4. A school model where half the class speaks one language and half speaks another.

In dual-language education, students help each other learn both languages.