Effective communication in the classroom is important in learning and teaching. It makes learning easier and helps students to achieve learning goals. Effective communication can strengthen the relation between students and teachers. It also allows teacher and students to share their ideas, experiences, feelings an knowledge. However, it will be very challenging for both teachers and students in a bilingual classroom. There are many strategies that can improve the communication in the class for teachers. I will start my essay by describing what is a bilingual education, the barriers of communication in classroom and finally I will elaborate few strategies on how to improve communication in a bilingual classroom.
According to McCarty (2010),
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Teachers may attempt to simplify the language for these students if needed.
Final type is English as a Second Language (ESL) which is a bilingual education program that places students in specific classes that teach them to speak and write English. These students may take classes in other subjects, but the majority of their day is spent in ESL classes. Some programs have students attend only ESL classes for a certain period of time, possibly for up to one year, before beginning in academics.
Jones, Martin and Ozog (1993) described the forms of bilingualism that exist in Brunei are firstly, Bi-monoligualism which situation of mostly Malay-speaking children from multi-dialectal language background entering school and being taught through two separate mediums. Secondly, Brunei have children from similar linguistic and cultural background who have no prior formal contact with the English language who are put together in a classroom setting. Finally, the realistic objective of bilingual is to maintain the first language Malay while trying to achieve a satisfactory level of competence in the secondary language that is