Abstract
The education of bilingual students is a rather popular topic among educators in today's schools. Frequently, articles and research focus upon a singular phenomenon or strategy in this field. This literature review is aimed at providing teachers of students of all grade levels and ages with a guide containing prevalent theories and ideas related to providing high quality instruction to students with bilingual backgrounds. Educational practices such as translanguaging and the integration of biliteracy can assist students in using their native tongues along with the dominant language of their given settings. Additionally, the usage of cooperative groups and language buddies not only creates a sense of “fitting in” for new bilinguals, but also recognizes the ideology that young learners will learn the social aspects of a new language prior to learning the more academic and formalized version of speaking. Both new and experienced teachers would benefit from training that relates to these culturally responsive teaching strategies. There are also sections within this piece that promote the usage of community and parent outreach methods that aim to improve the school experience for all involved parties. The overarching goal of this literature review is providing teachers with a variety of literature connected to relevant theory and useful strategies that could potentially assist them in better understanding bilingual students, as well as enhance their overall knowledge base of this subject matter.
Highlights
The recent developments in the field of bilingual education can be utilized to create a scenario that is both inclusive and supportive of all students in a school community
The American population is gradually diversifying as time goes on, and it is time for some procedural constructs to be put into place for bilingual students
While it is common for some type of process to be employed when a new bilingual student arrives, often it is either lacking one area, and support will frequently not continue for that student over a long period of time
Summary
The recent developments in the field of bilingual education can be utilized to create a scenario that is both inclusive and supportive of all students in a school community. In places like Massachusetts, there were laws being upheld less than a decade ago that completely disallowed children to learn in languages outside of English. This shows the depths at which these “English only” ideas have promulgated. A resounding majority of students are being negatively affected by our current state of affairs relating to the treatment of students who possess multiple languages Such a position is supported by Garcia and Li Wei (2013) when they discuss the imposition of monolingual standards in a society that is mostly multilingual Such a position is supported by Garcia and Li Wei (2013) when they discuss the imposition of monolingual standards in a society that is mostly multilingual (p. 52)
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