EDU 280 Lesson Plan

Lesson Title:​ Bilingualism ​Student​ Rosario Hernandez .

1.​ Standards​:

Students are going to learn the importance of Bilingualism and how it is used in education in the
21st century (INTASC#4). They will be taught the basics of bilingualism and its benefits along
with a few of its disadvantages. The They will also be quizzed at the end of the presentation to
recall their comprehension with a pop quiz, if time permits. (INTASC #6).

2.​ Objectives​:

Students will be able to understand what bilingualism is and how it is dealt with in education.
Students will be able to retell in their own words what the process to testing ELL students is like
for different grade levels. Students will be able to recognize when it is appropriate to continue
with bilingual education.

3. Materials/Equipment:

Computer and flash drive

Internet access // Google drive, google email (backup)
Powerpoint// Bilingualism
- google images
- Valuing cultural education rubric
- Powerpoint outline
Youtube video// ​Bilingual education in Schools ​and ​Learn two languages
Quiz
Pencil or any writing utensil

4. ​Procedures​:

Slide 1: ​Introduction

❖ Name
❖ Topic: Why bilingualism?

Slide 2: ​Definition -
Bilingualism​ is commonly defined as the use of at least two languages by an individual (ASHA, 2004). It
is a fluctuating system in children and adults whereby use of and proficiency in two languages may
change depending on the opportunities to use the languages and exposure to other users of the
languages.

❖ Two types: Simultaneous & Sequential bilingualism

Slide 3: ​History -

❖ 1839: Ohio ​passes the first law for bilingual education by allowing a German-English
instruction by request of parents. The first bilingual school was founded to aid the
German population.
Louisiana: French-English
New Mexico: Spanish-English
All good things come to an end, in 1923 - 34 states passed laws that demanded English only
instruction :(
❖ 1958 National Defense Act was passed which was the FIRST act that provided funds for
schools to have foreign languages and provided aid to English as a second language
programs.
❖ In 1965 congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act under LBJ
which helped provide federal funds to schools that were in poverty with children that
showed the least improvement.
❖ Later in 1968 the act was changed to Title VII (7) Bilingual Education Act which then
provided federal aid to low-income children “of limited English-speaking ability.” But the
act did not necessarily point out what “Bilingual education” was, it kind of just said that it
had the funds for it now and schools were to determine how to use it towards the
bilingual education.
❖ in 2001 No Child Left Behind was passed by President George W. Bush Jr. because test
scores were showing that students were not proficient enough with their education as
they should have been.
FUN FACT:​ ​Bilingual Education/Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964
❖ 2010: Obama’s administration reauthorized the

Slide 4: ​Statistics-
A. In the 2010 census 55 billion people reported to speak another language other than
English at home.
B. Four major language groups
a. Spanish(​35 billion​)​:​ includes Spanish, Spanish Creole, and Ladino
b. Other Indo-European(​10 billion​)​:
i. Germanic languages:​ German, Yiddish, and Dutch
ii. Scandinavian languages:​ Swedish and Norwegian
iii. Romance languages:​ French, Italian, and Portuguese
iv. Slavic languages:​ Russian, Polish, and Serbo-Croatian
v. Indic languages:​ Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and Urdu
vi. Celtic languages:​ Greek; Baltic languages
vii. Iranian languages
 c. Asian Pacific Islander (​8 billion​)​:
i. Chinese
ii. Korean
iii. Japanese
iv. Vietnamese
v. Hmong
vi. Khmer
vii. Lao
viii. Thai
ix. Tagalog or Pilipino
x. Dravidian languages of India, such as Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam;
xi. Other languages of Asia and the Pacific
1. Philippine,
2. Polynesian,
3. and Micronesian languages.
d. Other languages​ ​(​2 billion​)​:
i. Hungarian
ii. Semitic languages,
1. Arabic and Hebrew
iii. languages of Africa
iv. Native North American languages,
1. including the American Indian and Alaska native languages
2. and indigenous languages of Central and South America.

Slide 5: ​What is bilingual education?

- Using two languages as the medium of instruction.
- Some people strongly disagree with bilingual education because too much money is
going into bilingual education and they believe English should be the only language they
learn to communicate in properly.
- Play youtube video: ​US Schools Try New Bilingual Education Method ​( 4:10)

Slide 6: ​ELL
What is ELL?
- It is a test given to children who appear to be English Language Learners Kindergarten
through 12th grade.

English Language Development ( ELD ) Standards are:

● S ​ ocial & Instructional Language
● Language of Language Arts
● Language of Mathematics
● Language of Science
● Language of Social Studies

What does it assess?

- Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
How does it work?
- It is divided into five grade level clusters of what is expected of children to know
and be able to do in those certain grade levels.
● Kindergarten
● Grades 1-2
● Grades 3-5
● Grades 6-8
● Grades 9-12

Slide 7: ​Activity
Explain activity

Ask questions:
1. When did the class visit the aquarium?
___ March
___ May
___ November

2. What kind of animal did Ellen see?

___ A Shark
___ A Seal
___ An Octopus

3. What was everybody’s favorite animal?

___ Octopus
___ Shark
___ Seal

4. What kind of animals are in the aquarium?

___ Animals that live on land
___ Animals that live in water
___ Animals that live in the air

5. Closure:
Slide 7: ​Play the last youtube video that shows the importance of knowing two languages.

6. ​Assessment​:
Hand out quiz, to assess what knowledge students have gained about bilingual education.