Abstract

With the increasing requirement of students who have both professional knowledge and skilled English, the Chinese Ministry of Education published the document about promoting the bilingual education in universities and colleges. Bilingual education is a kind of teaching method that using two languages to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring another. Many universities and colleges took the first step to establish bilingual courses. However, bilingual education is a complicated project involving teaching contents, teaching modes, course setting, teachers’ training, teaching materials, teaching management and teaching evaluations. The results by now have not been achieved as expected. 

    The thesis begins with the explanation of the basic theories of bilingual education, including the concepts, the types and the modes; explores the foundation of bilingual education from the view of linguistics and psychology. Then analyses the actualities of bilingual education in science majors in Chinese universities and colleges by investigating the practice in Hangzhou Normal University, Chemistry School and Medicine School, sums up the existing diversities and problems of bilingual education. Finally discuss the countermeasures, attempting to solve the problems. 

Keywords: bilingual education; science majors; diversities

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 background information of bilingual studies-1

1.2 research purposes and questions-1

1.3 the significance of this study-2

1.4 the outlines of this paper-2

2. Background Information about Bilingual Education-4

2.1 Definitions-4

2.2 Models of Bilingual Education-4

2.2.1 Dual Language Immersion Bilingual Education-4

2.2.2 Dual Language Bilingual Education-4

2.2.3 TransitionalBilingualEducation-4

2.2.4 Two-way Bilingual Education-5

2.3 International Bilingual Education-5

2.3.1 The USA-5

2.3.2 Singapore-5

2.3.3 Hong Kong-6

2.4.Bilingual Education in China-6

2.4.1 primary schools-6

2.4.2 middle schools and high schools-7

2.4.3 universities and colleges-7

2.5 Bilingual Education in Hangzhou Normal University-7

3. Research and Results-9

3.1Methodology-9

3.2 Surveys in Chemistry School and Medicine School-9

3.3Basic Information about the Participants-9

3.4 Comparison of the Results and Objectives-10

3.4.1Englishproficiency-10

3.4.2Curriculum Designs-10

3.4.3Teaching Materials-11

3.4.4Teachers’ Training-12

3.4.5 proportion of teaching language-12

3.5 Diversities and Problem-13

4. Conclusion-15

4.1 Significant Findings of this Research-15

4.2 Practical Applications to the Bilingual Education-15

4.3 Shortcoming of this Study-16

4.4 Expectations and Suggestions for the Future Study on Bilingual Education-16

5. Reference-17

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