Which model has a maximum of two years in the mother tongue?

Which model has a maximum of two years in the mother tongue?

• A. Late Exit Bilingual Education
• B. Transitional Bilingual Education
• C. Mainstream Education (with Foreign Language Teaching)
• D. Early Exit Bilingual Education

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is how long instruction is delivered in the students' native language before switching to the second language. Early Exit Bilingual Education is designed so that students receive instruction in their mother tongue for a brief period, typically up to two years, and then transition to the second language for most content instruction. This short initial period in the native language aligns with the idea of an early exit from L1 support as students begin to learn primarily in the new language. Other models use the native language for longer periods before transitioning. Transitional bilingual education often stacks more years in the mother tongue to build content knowledge before shifting, and late exit bilingual education keeps students in the native language even longer before exiting. Mainstream education with foreign language teaching relies mostly on instruction in the target language with separate foreign language lessons, not a bilingual program that centers on an initial period of mother-tongue instruction.

The concept being tested is how long instruction is delivered in the students' native language before switching to the second language. Early Exit Bilingual Education is designed so that students receive instruction in their mother tongue for a brief period, typically up to two years, and then transition to the second language for most content instruction. This short initial period in the native language aligns with the idea of an early exit from L1 support as students begin to learn primarily in the new language.

Other models use the native language for longer periods before transitioning. Transitional bilingual education often stacks more years in the mother tongue to build content knowledge before shifting, and late exit bilingual education keeps students in the native language even longer before exiting. Mainstream education with foreign language teaching relies mostly on instruction in the target language with separate foreign language lessons, not a bilingual program that centers on an initial period of mother-tongue instruction.