Bilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceTeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesLanguageand cultureare notconnectedChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitChildren willlearn theirteachers'languageEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USAIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageNot manypeoplecan bebilingualChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualCodeswitchingis notnaturalSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualBilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceTeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesLanguageand cultureare notconnectedChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitChildren willlearn theirteachers'languageEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USAIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageNot manypeoplecan bebilingualChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualCodeswitchingis notnaturalSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusual

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