There are two languages of instruction at Tesla Education, Vietnamese and English. Students have access to the curriculum in both languages. Tesla provided an integrated language development program.
Throughout the primary years students are exposed to a bilingual environment in core classes such as math and science that are taught in both Vietnamese and English. In addition, specialist classes such as technology, art, and the PYP Units of Inquiry are taught in English.
Community language evolves from Vietnamese to English as students cognitively develop and acquire appropriate literacy skills. As students transition from EY to Primary School, the common language in social contexts shifts to English in preparation for the MYP program.
Starting in the Early Years (EY), all students are exposed to Vietnamese language and culture within the context of an inquiry-driven, play-based, PYP early years programme. At this level the focus is on cultural identity, learning about language as a form of communication, and learning through the language of Vietnamese with their homeroom teachers.
Throughout Primary School (K – 5) Vietnamese is the primary language of instruction utilized for the MOET National curriculum. The goals are to develop an appreciation and understanding of the host culture and acquire Vietnamese as a language of communication. Non-Vietnamese students will experience an immersion model in the humanities subjects (language, social studies) and a bilingual model in the other MOET core subjects (math, science, art, and technology).
Key features of the research-based English as an Additional Language (EAL) program include:
What Does It Mean To Be Bilingual?
A person who is bilingual is able to use two languages with equal fluency (In 2021 the research showed that 43% of the world population was bilingual)
The Goal of a Bilingual School?
The goal of bilingual education programs is to enable English language learners to become competent in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the English language through the development of literacy and academic skills in the primary language and English.
What is bilingual education and why is it important?
Bilingual education develops important cognitive skills such as problem solving, logic, critical thinking and creativity because it exercises your brain and forces you to think about how you can express and effectively convey your thoughts with the vocabulary you possess in each language.
Is it important to be bilingual?
Studies show that being bilingual has many cognitive benefits. According to research, speaking a second language can mean that you have a better attention span and can multitask better than monolinguals. This is because being bilingual means you are constantly switching from one language to the other.
What makes bilingual education successful?
A successful bilingual program develops students’ language and literacy proficiency, leads them in successful academic achievement, and nurtures sociocultural integration. The level of language and literacy development for each language will depend on the goals of the program.
Are you more likely to get a job if you are bilingual?
If a job opening comes down to candidates of equal experience and education, but one is fluent in more than one language it’s most likely the bilingual applicant that’s getting the position. Even as early in the hiring process as when you submit your resume, being bilingual makes an impression.
