Not manypeoplecan bebilingualChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesLanguageand cultureare notconnectedChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesChildren willlearn theirteachers'languagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveCodeswitchingis notnaturalEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USATeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageBilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesThere isonly wayto becomebilingualChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguageNot manypeoplecan bebilingualChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesLanguageand cultureare notconnectedChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesChildren willlearn theirteachers'languagelearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveCodeswitchingis notnaturalEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USATeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageBilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesThere isonly wayto becomebilingualChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguage

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