adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bilingual dictionary (= with translations from one language into another )
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A bilingual dictionary is an essential purchase for anybody learning a foreign language.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
child
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Until we recognise the particular skills bilingual children bring to mathematics lessons, we are likely to continue to underestimate their abilities.
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The distribution of bilingual children varies widely across the country, but the total numbers and diversity are certainly significant.
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I have learned that there are no special practices or techniques we must learn in order to teach mathematics to our bilingual children .
education
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The Sandinistas quickly conceded the principle of bilingual education , and incorporated local languages into the 1980 literacy crusade.
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Some educators pose the same kind of questions about Ebonics that have been raised about other bilingual education programs.
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It also proposed bilingual education in schools and the creation of a secretariat of external relations and an environmental agency.
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Here, in this otherwise familiar classroom, bilingual education is being practiced.
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This means that bilingual education must be focused on from an early age and given a high profile throughout the school system.
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More aid also is proposed for bilingual education , special education and school construction and repairs.
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If this measure could indeed alienate Latinos, why do several recent polls show overwhelming support from Latinos for dismantling bilingual education ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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About 80 percent of the school's students are bilingual .
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I'm bilingual - my mother was French.
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Many of the pupils are bilingual in Welsh and English.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In addition to this, students deepen their understanding of early literacy and a special study is made of bilingual under- fives.
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Must have a good understanding of the ethnography of speaking in the bilingual context, particularly that of interpreted interviews.
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There is a need for talks by bilingual service providers, information tapes and videos with voice overs in different languages.
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This is a completely bilingual city.
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Where bilingual ballots do fill a need is in the initiatives such as bond issues, charter amendments and the like.