Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education is referred as to the use of two languages, one is the person’s native language and the other is English that is required for instruction and interaction in the United States. Bilingual programs began over two decades ago when the first Bilingual Educational Act was passed in 1968. These programs have been federally funded. Since, English is consider the “mother tongue”, schools are expected to teach the newcomers English and to socialize them to the American way of life. Therefore, bilingual educational programs are designed to assist and help limited English proficient students to adjust to life in the United States. It has been said, that these programs have not been successful. However, debates and controversies surrounding bilingual education programs have been whether or not should these programs be excluded from schools.
Bilingual education consists of various programs. One of the programs used in the United States is the...