Carolina Association for Bilingual Education
Advancing bilingual and multilingual education in North and South Carolina
Our vision
Our vision is to ignite, support, and advocate for programs, policies, and practices to advance bilingual education in North and South Carolina.
What is Bilingual Education?
Bilingual education programs provide learning in academic content areas (such as mathematics, science, and social studies) through the medium of two languages. Nearly 60 years of research, beginning with the Coral Way Bilingual Program, consistently confirm the positive effects of bilingual education on student learning. Recent research demonstrates the cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and economic advantages of bilingualism and biliteracy.
How many DLI programs are there?
North Carolina has the 5th largest number of DLI programs in the United States and the largest number in the Southeast US, with more than 260 programs and about 20 DLI programs are in South Carolina. There are more than 3,600 in the United States.
What are dual language immersion programs?
Dual language immersion (DLI), also referred to as “dual language” or “two way” programs refer to bilingual education programs that provide instruction in two languages for two different groups of speakers, such as native English speakers other language speakers (e.g., Spanish, Urdu, French, Mandarin). The most common are English-Spanish
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