dual-language

In two languages

Dual-language describes educational programs or materials that use two languages, typically with the goal of developing fluency in both: a dual-language immersion school, dual-language instruction.

The term usually implies balanced, intentional use of both languages rather than translation or transitional support for non-native speakers.

education

immersion

State of being submerged

program · classroom · teaching · literacy · fluency · learners · acquisition · pedagogy · proficiency · assessment

publishing

edition

Single published version

textbook · reader · phrasebook · annotated · interlinear · vocabulary · side-by-side

technology

interface

Shared connection point

settings · display · software · app · translation · toggle · accessibility · OS · browser · autocorrect

household

family

Related people together

native · code-switching · raising · upbringing · exposure · fluent · dominant · minority · majority · transmission

signage

signs

Displays conveying information

  • labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
  • noticesPerceives or announcements
  • wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces

public · official · government · airport · subway · street · municipal · directional · informational · translated

Categories
Opposites
number of languages

dual-languagemonolingual

Speaking one language only

unilingual · English-only · multilingual · plurilingual · monoglot

linguistic approach/philosophy

dual-languagesubmersion

Being entirely underwater

assimilationist

Family

dual, language, duality, dualism, dualistic, dually, duplex, duplicate, duplication

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