PROGRAM
NAMES AND
VARIATIONS
LINGUIST
IC
GOAL FOR
STUDENTS
NATIVE
LANGUAG
E OF
STUDENT
S
LANGUAGE
FOR
LANG.
ARTS
INSTR.
LANGUAGE
FOR
CONTENT
AREA
INSTR.
Two-way
Bilingual Ed.
Bilingual
Immersion
Dual Lang.
Immersion
Bilingualis
m
English and
the native
language
English and
the native
language
Late-exit
Developmental
Bilingual
Education
Bilingualis
m
Ideally,
50%
Englishspeaking
and 50% ELL
students
sharing the
same native
language
All
students
speak the
same native
language
English and
the native
language
Early-exit
Transitional
Bilingual Ed.
English
acquisition
; rapid
transfer
into
Englishonly
classroom
All
students
speak the
same native
language
Sheltered
English,
Structured
Immersion
Content-based
ESL
English
Acquisition
Students
can share
the same
native
language or
be from
different
language
backgrounds
.
English;
native
language
skills are
developed
only to
assist
transition
to English
English
At first,
mostly the
native
language,
then English
instruction
increases as
students
gain
proficiency
Both, with
quick
procession
to all or
most
instruction
through
English.
English
ESL
BILINGUAL
VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS:
BILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND ESL
PROGRAMS
English
adapted to
the
students’
proficiency
level, and
supplemented
by gestures
and visual
aids
Pull-out ESL
English
Acquisition
Students
share the
same native
language or
are from
different
language
backgrounds
English;
students
leave their
English-only
classroom to
spend part
of their day
receiving
ESL
instruction
English
adapted to
the
students’
proficiency
level, and
supplemented
by gestures
and visual
aide.