bilingual
Speaks two languages
Bilingual means able to speak two languages with native or near-native fluency: She's bilingual in English and Spanish.
The term also describes things involving two languages: bilingual education, bilingual signage.
Someone raised speaking two languages from childhood is a native bilingual; others become bilingual through study or immersion.
Skilled performance level
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
vocabulary · pronunciation · accent · grammar · syntax · literacy · diction · idiomatic
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- metalinguisticConcerning language itself
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- attentionFocused mental awareness
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
transcription · rendering · equivalence · paraphrase · mediator · bridge · go-between · liaison
Of two cultural backgrounds
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
diaspora · expatriate · cosmopolitan · multicultural · assimilation · acculturation · transnational · immigrant
State of being submerged
- ESLLanguage instruction abbreviation
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- classroomEducational instruction space
- schoolingFormal education received
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
comprehension · vocabulary · pronunciation · accent · grammar · syntax · literacy · diction · idiomatic · verbal
diglossia
Coexisting language varieties, distinct roles
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- metalinguisticConcerning language itself
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- attentionFocused mental awareness
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
dubbing · transcription · rendering · equivalence · paraphrase · mediator · bridge · go-between · liaison
bicultural
Of two cultural backgrounds
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- integrationCombining into a whole
cross-cultural · diaspora · expatriate · cosmopolitan · multicultural · assimilation · acculturation · transnational · immigrant · belonging
immersion
State of being submerged
- ESLLanguage instruction abbreviation
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- classroomEducational instruction space
immersion
State of being submerged
- exposureState of being unprotected
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- inputData received for processing
- language skillsspeaking, reading, writing, listening, fluent
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- language educationbiliteracy, immersion, literacy skills, reading, immersion school
- cultural exchangecultural exchange, cross-cultural, student exchange, intercultural, exchange program
- FrancophoneFrance, Paris, French grammar, Canadian French, Cajun French
- immigrant identityimmigrant experience, immigrant identity, dual identity, hybrid identity, hyphenated identity
bilingualmonolingual
Speaking one language only
monoglot · unilingual · English-only · polyglot · multilingual
- bilingual teachingInstruction in two languages
- bilingual educationSchooling using two languages
- bilingual booksPublications in two languages
- bilingual speakersThose fluent in two languages
- bilingual dictionaryReference matching words across languages
- bilingual schoolSchool using two languages