Speakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USABilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveChildren willlearn theirteachers'languageCodeswitchingis notnaturalIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesTeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageNot manypeoplecan bebilingualLanguageand cultureare notconnectedIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguageOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USABilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveChildren willlearn theirteachers'languageCodeswitchingis notnaturalIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesTeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageNot manypeoplecan bebilingualLanguageand cultureare notconnectedIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguageOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstAdultscan't learnanotherlanguage

MYTHS ABOUT BILINGUALISM - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Speaking two or more languages is unusual
  2. Children who learn a language never forget it
  3. English is the official language of the USA
  4. Bilinguals have to think in two separate languages
  5. Children will always keep their home language
  6. There is only way to become bilingual
  7. DLL classrooms are more expensive
  8. Children will learn their teachers' language
  9. Code switching is not natural
  10. It is illegal for public schools to have DLL classes
  11. It is easy for immigrants to keep their language
  12. learning another language is impossible
  13. DLLs have to learn everything twice
  14. English is spoken by most people in the world
  15. Children should learn how to read in English first
  16. DLL curriculum has to always be translated
  17. Children get confused when they learn two languages
  18. Teachers should correct children's language
  19. Not many people can be bilingual
  20. Language and culture are not connected
  21. It is simple to teach another language
  22. Only young children can learn more than one language
  23. Children need to learn English first
  24. Adults can't learn another language