Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Bilingual or Dual
English answer:
slight difference
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Tomy Goh (X)
Mar 23, 2008 23:34
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English term
Tomy Goh (X)
Bilingual or Dual
English
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
• Bilingual or Dual Language Programs
This is the original sentance and I have to translate into a second language. To me, they are the same meaning so how can I translate. Please can you give me some diffrencies between that.
This is the original sentance and I have to translate into a second language. To me, they are the same meaning so how can I translate. Please can you give me some diffrencies between that.
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+3
4 mins
Paul Merriam
Native in English
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English
Years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
Selected
slight difference
a bilingual program -- Everyone takes the program in both languages.
a dual language program -- The program is available in both languages. Students may take one or the other.
a dual language program -- The program is available in both languages. Students may take one or the other.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all"
+5
1 min
Michael Tovbin
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Commitment to Quality and Deadlines
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
a program in both languages/a program in either of two languages
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Peer comment(s):
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Andrey Belousov (X)
: Those, that have an opton for a user to choose between the two languages. / Can't but agree!/ Well, that's mostly to people who do not consider them as wise...... If they can't apprehend - it's their, personal problem only! I wish they would just respect
18 mins
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Jennifer Levey
: What is your answer? 'both' languages or 'either' language? Please step down from the fence...//Don't worry - I read it *exceedingly* carefully; and I still don't know what your answer is.
21 mins
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It is simple if you but read it carefully. Bilingual - in both languages, dual language - in either of two languages. Has this helped?/It is a questiion in two parts. You could even call it dual./I am so sorry.
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veratek
: but your phrasing isn't very clear
7 hrs
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Jack Doughty
7 hrs
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Phong Le
: not the right answer to the asker. The asker is asking to distiguish 02 words. Then it is clear now. ;)
9 hrs
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Haven't I given 02 answers, one for each part of the question, separated by a slash?
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Reza Mohammadnia
9 days
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V_Nedkov
30 days
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+1
21 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
&
English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
totally different (from the student's view-point)
'bilingual' assumes students are bilingual and course material may be in either language.
'dual language' assumes students are monolingual, and materials will be provided in student's mother tongue and in another language.
'dual language' assumes students are monolingual, and materials will be provided in student's mother tongue and in another language.
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