Abstract
There can be multiple sorts of bilingual education, they depend on how the two languages are taught, on the teaching goals and on the teachers. Moreover, it is on the pupils, methods, state policy and society's attitude towards bilingualism. Dyatmika school is an example of a bilingual school in Bali. Dyatmika School (Sekolah Dyatmika) is currently in its 17 th year of operation and has grown to offer a rich educational programme in English and Indonesian to children from the age of 3 to 18. The Primary School of Dyatmika School covers classes 1 to 6 and has a dual language program of Indonesian and English. English literacy has been done for years, but intensive Indonesian literacy has just been done for a year and a half. It can be said that this bilingual literacy program has just started for 1.5 years. It is important to see the perspective of the teachers towards the bilingual literacy program run in Dyatmika School. This study used a descriptive qualitative design. The research subjects of the present study were the national teachers of Dyatmika school. The subjects were class teachers and one was a substitute teacher. Based on the research conducted, there are two main results, namely (1) there are four biliteracy programs done by Dyatmika School involving reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and home reading. (2) According to the local teacher’s perspective, the biliteracy program applied in Dyatmika is beneficial for the students as well as for the teachers. The correlation between both languages in which they are presenting a similar topic but in a different way make the students get a deeper understanding of the topic.
Highlights
Bilingualism is a word that has been used to define the quality of individual children as well as social institutions
(2) According to the local teacher’s perspective, the biliteracy program applied in Dyatmika is beneficial for the students as well as for the teachers
As current demographic projections show, the number of children labeled as limited English proficient (LEP) will remain to increase; bilingual education is likely to continue to be a topic of debate
Summary
Bilingualism is a word that has been used to define the quality of individual children as well as social institutions. The debate has intensified on the potential costs and advantages of bilingualism in young children, On the societal level, a fiery argument can be seen in the United States concerning the wisdom of bilingual education and the official support of languages other than English in public institutions. In the latter case, emotions run hot because of the symbolism included in language and its correlation with ethnic group membership. Efforts to review the efficacy of bilingual education programs, the most famous example of which is the AIR report (Hakuta, 1986), are criticized for failing to take into account the significant variations in programs
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