Regarding Bilingual Education,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 214

Multiple Choice

Regarding bilingual education,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) All types of bilingual education tend to be politically unpopular among majority language speakers.
• B) The two-way bilingual education program involves majority group children and children with limited English skills being taught part of the day in English and part in a second language.
• C) Studies of bilingual students have found that those who achieve a high level of ability in two languages have better general language skills and problem-solving skills.
• D) For both minority and majority children, learning a second language produces subtractive bilingualism, that is, the loss of proficiency in one's native language.

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Definitions:

Scaffolding

Temporary support to help a child master a task.

Overgeneralizing

Involves making broad conclusions or rules based on a single or few instances, often leading to inaccurate judgments or stereotypes.

Pragmatics

A subfield of linguistics concerned with the ways in context influences the interpretation of meaning.

Linguistic Dysfunction

Difficulty or inability in using language normally, including problems with producing or comprehending spoken or written communication.