An Analysis and Comparison of the Vocabulary of Teaching Materials: Exploring Bilingual Programmes in Secondary Education

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse how Bilingual Education has been implemented in Spain, more specifically in the Region of Murcia. This paper investigates whether textbooks designed for bilingual programs focus more on the form or the content of the different subjects that make up the curriculum of bilingual programs. The main instruments to carry out this research were surveys given to teachers, classroom observation and the analysis of textbooks designed for both bilingual education programs and traditional ones. The research results suggest that bilingual programs are not working as initially expected and that the textbooks designed for BE are inferior in content and activities to those used in standard programmes.