Dual Language in the Classroom

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Dual Language in the Classroom

Specific Benefits Students gain

Greater metalinguistic awareness and increased cognition

Promotes academic achievement for ELLs and native English speaking groups in the dual programs.

Promote positive attitudes towards other cultures and languages

Promotes inclusivity and builds community.

Heightened cultural awareness

Support self-identity and self confidence

Teachers support parents

Have meetings and discussions with parents to update them on progress and answer any questions they may have.

Provide parents with an open line of communication and access to resources and information on dual language programs (and programs in general).

Provide parents with memos and information packages that are also translated in the L1 so they can have a better understanding.

Educators take an interest in learning about the students' backgrounds, cultures, languages.

Putting in effort to learn about their culture and language allows them to feel respected and important.

Strategies to implement/support L1

Meet with parents and get to know student and family to help find out what strategies might work best for the child.

Writing journal entries, drafts, and outlines.

Work with same-language partners to discuss and clarify in L1 before switching to english.

Have materials in the classroom that our dual language such as books and dictionaries that are available for class use.

Provide new students with a room partner or cross-grade tutors to help highlight important concepts being taught.

Create multilingual displays and signs

Dual language assignments (e.g. Bilingual advertisement to attract visitors to a country or region).

Why should we support it?

Enhances diversity and promotes positive attitudes towards language learning.

Works towards promoting inclusivity and reducing stigmas and stereotpyes.

Allows students to learn about different languages and cultures.

Helps to build english proficiency, support their identity and self-confidence.

Helps them to understand their own cultural and family values.

Promotes group work and social interaction with peers which are beneficial to ELLs and all.

Students' first languages are a critical foundation for language learning and all learning.

Helps students to preserve vital links with their families and cultures.

Students can build of skills and knowledge they already have from their L1 and transfer them to english.