1.1 Introduction
Bilingualism is the ability to communicate fluently in a language other than your native language. As our world becomes more global, we also become increasingly bilingual. Bilingual education, one of the most important components of bilingualism is a vexed question in the research area of linguistics and psychology. Genesee (2004) defines bilingual education as an education that aims to promote bilingual (or multilingual) competence by using both (or all) languages as media of instruction for significant portions of the academic curriculum. These definitions raise a question as to the solidity of the learner's language advancement and academic achievements. For Bialystok (2018), the majority of these researches has focused on children’s development of the crucial linguistic abilities.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research hypothesis and questions, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
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