Editing Bilingual education (section)

== Bilingual education strategies ==

=== Translanguaging ===
[[Translanguaging]] or language mixing is a strategy that emphasizes using all languages a student knows to support their learning. One example of this is allowing students to express themselves in either or both languages when discussing different academic content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-23 |title=Five Fundamental Strategies for Bilingual Learners |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/five-fundamental-strategi_b_8870038 |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> Practicing translanguaging can help students more easily switch between languages.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shie |first=Amanda |date=2022-11-01 |title=Translanguaging Views and Practices of Indiana Dual-Language Bilingual Education Teachers |url=https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur/vol12/iss1/12 |journal=The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research |volume=12 |issue=1 |doi=10.7771/2158-4052.1568 |issn=2158-4052|doi-access=free }}</ref>

=== Language separation ===

Language separation in a classroom refers to assigning a specific language for a particular time, content, or activity with the aim of helping students concentrate on developing their skills in that language. Bilingual programs often combine both language separation and translanguaging approaches to facilitate students in achieving bi-literacy.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Johnson |first1=Susana Ibarra |title=Biliteracy and Translanguaging in Dual-Language Bilingual Education |date=2019 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10831-1_8 |work=Dual Language Education: Teaching and Leading in Two Languages |pages=119–132 |editor-last=DeMatthews |editor-first=David E. |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-10831-1_8 |isbn=978-3-030-10831-1 |access-date=2022-11-28 |last2=García |first2=Ofelia |last3=Seltzer |first3=Kate |series=Language Policy |volume=18 |s2cid=181968262 |editor2-last=Izquierdo |editor2-first=Elena}}</ref>

=== Scaffolding ===
[[Instructional scaffolding]] can be used in all types of education, not only bilingual education. A teacher scaffolds instruction to provide the necessary support for students to learn the content. In a bilingual education classroom, this could look like pre-teaching content in the student's native language before teaching the same content in the second language.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== Recasting ===
In bilingual education, teachers may use different techniques to correct students' language errors. One such technique is recasting, which involves repeating the student's statement with corrections for any grammatical or pronunciation mistakes, akin to how parents assist their children in learning their first language. Another technique is explicit correction, where the teacher directly points out the error in the student's statement.<ref>{{Citation |last=Fleta Guillén |first=M. Teresa |title=Scaffolding Discourse Skills in Pre-primary L2 Classrooms |date=2018 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77228-8_10 |work=Preschool Bilingual Education: Agency in Interactions Between Children, Teachers, and Parents |series=Multilingual Education |volume=25 |pages=283–309 |editor-last=Schwartz |editor-first=Mila |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-77228-8_10 |isbn=978-3-319-77228-8 |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref>