Should We Teach Dual Language in American K-12 Schools?

For this project I studied the benefits of teaching two languages in American K-12 schools, or as it is called “Dual Language.”

This is a an important issue because as the world connects more and more, we have to communicate with many people, and I thought it was odd that while many students from other countries had more than one language, growing up in the United States you pretty much just learn English – and maybe a foreign language as an elective.

This project presents my findings and hopefully acts as a guide for you to learn more about this topic. First, here is a video I made that briefly summarizes the issue and my thoughts on the topic. I have also provided some vocabulary words I came across that I think are important to understanding this topic. Here I provide summaries on two readings I’ve done on this topic, with links to the original articles. Finally, this is my formal argument where I detail my stance on the issues.

I hope you enjoy learning about this topic because I sure have. Please feel free to post a comment and let me know what you think – either about your reaction to my project or to engage an idea you found interesting.

Thank you!

~vince