[quote=briansd1]CA renter the film is about providing immersion programs for kids in their non-native language (the language they don’t speak at home).
For Spanish speakers that would be immersion in English. For English speakers, that would be becoming fluent in Spanish or Chinese, etc…
I recommend watching the film when they replay it on TV.
I believe that in America, people are English centric to their detriment. It’s like it’s a point of pride not to speak any foreign language (it should be shameful, in my opinion).
In Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, etc, people are all bilingual in their native tongues and English.[/quote]
Yes, I saw that, and really love the immersion programs. That’s what was meant when I said that “bilingual education” comes in many different flavors and serves different functions.
The “bad” bilingual education I was referring to was where kids who don’t speak English are not taught English either at home or school (for some length of time). IMHO, this puts them at a distinct disadvantage. This was the primary model of “bilingual education” when I was teaching, and it was a very contentious issue for those in the academic community.
