bilingually
In two languages
In two languages, or using two languages: The children were raised bilingually.
Someone who speaks bilingually can communicate in both languages with facility.
The term applies to education, signage, services, and any context where two languages operate together: The document was published bilingually in English and Spanish.
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- speakingOral expression of language
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
conversing · interacting · discussing · dialoguing · communicating · verbalizing · exchanging · corresponding
Profession of instructing others
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- instructingConveying how to proceed
- schoolingFormal education received
- immersionState of being submerged
ESL · literacy · curriculum · assessment · classroom · tutoring · studying · reading
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- aptitudeInnate capability
skill · eloquence · ease · naturalness · effortlessness · confidence · automaticity · native-like
Extracting meaning from something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- convertingChanging form or function
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
- translatingConverting between languages
localizing · subtitling · dubbing · transcribing · paraphrasing · adapting · bridging · decoding
Mental reasoning process
- processingSystematic operation on data
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
- categorizingAssigning to groups
switching · inhibiting · monitoring · attention · memory · metalinguistic · transfer · interference
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- speakingOral expression of language
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
articulating · conversing · interacting · discussing · dialoguing · communicating · verbalizing · exchanging · corresponding · addressing
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- instructingConveying how to proceed
- schoolingFormal education received
immersion · ESL · literacy · curriculum · assessment · classroom · tutoring · studying · reading · writing
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- masteryComplete skill or control
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
aptitude · skill · eloquence · ease · naturalness · effortlessness · confidence · automaticity · native-like · balanced
interpreting
Extracting meaning from something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- convertingChanging form or function
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
translating · localizing · subtitling · dubbing · transcribing · paraphrasing · adapting · bridging · decoding · encoding
thinking
Mental reasoning process
- processingSystematic operation on data
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
categorizing · switching · inhibiting · monitoring · attention · memory · metalinguistic · transfer · interference · activation
- 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