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Terms to Know
Bilingual
Biliterate
Fluent
Bilingual Education
ESL
Structured Immersion
Transitional Bilingual Education
Early Transition
Late Transition
Maintenance Bilingual Education
Two-Way Developmental Bilingual Program
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
English Language Learner (ELL)
English-Only Instruction/English Immersion
Bilingual—being able to speak fluently in two languages
Biliterate—being able to read and write fluently with equal proficiency in two languages
Fluent—having a high proficiency in the use of a language, many continue to argue about the exact definition whether to include literacy and as to what constitutes proficiency
Bilingual Education—students receiving instruction in two languages
ESL—Engliah as a second language - students do not receive content area instruction in their first language and are given English language instruction either in class or as a pull out program
Structured Immersion—students receive content area instruction in English while an attempt is made to adjust the level of English so students can understand
Transitional Bilingual Education—students receive instruction in their first language for a period of time with the goal being to transition to all English instruction at some point, usually anywhere between 1-5 years
Early Transition—elementary students in transitional programs who generally transition into a mainstream classroom by the third grade
Late Transition—elementary students in transitional programs who generally transition into a mainstream classroom by the fifth grade
Maintenance Bilingual Education—students receive instruction in both English and their first language throughout elementary school with the goal that they become equally proficient in both languages.
Two-Way Developmental Bilingual Program—- students in this program consist of language minority and language majority students, here the goal is to teach all students proficiency in both languages thus all students will be bilingual and biliterate
Limited English Proficient (LEP)—label given to a student who meets the requirements for having less English language knowledge than necessary to be successful in school
English Language Learner (ELL)—label given to a student who meets the requirements for having less English language knowledge than necessary to be successful in school
English-Only Instruction/English Immersion—students receive instruction only in English with little to no support in their first language
Questions? Alma Perez asperez@mail.utexas.edu, Stacey Crawford staceycrawford@mail.utexas.edu , and Jessica Mejia jmejia@mail.utexas.edu
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