Question

Circle the correct answer, and provide a sentence or two explaining why the correct answer is correct. 1) Language compartmentalization refers to what concept in bilingual education? a) The proportion of language minority and majority students b) Speaking only one language at a time c) Having pull-out or push-in support d) maintenance vs. transitioal programs

Answer 1

Language compartmentalization in the context of bilingual education refers to

b) speaking in one language at a time, this indicates that there are separate compartments for each language to co-exist without any difficulty. Depending upon the social environment around, people can use one language and express values, cognition, emotions, beliefs etc. It occurs at unconscious level and compartmentalization allows two or more languages to exist without direct or explicit acknowledgement between separate languages.