DLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveCodeswitchingis notnaturalBilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedlearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USATeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageLanguageand cultureare notconnectedSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstNot manypeoplecan bebilingualChildren willlearn theirteachers'languageDLLclassroomsare moreexpensiveCodeswitchingis notnaturalBilingualshave to thinkin twoseparatelanguagesOnly youngchildren canlearn morethan onelanguageDLLcurriculumhas toalways betranslatedlearninganotherlanguage isimpossibleEnglish isthe officiallanguageof the USATeachersshouldcorrectchildren'slanguageLanguageand cultureare notconnectedSpeakingtwo or morelanguagesis unusualEnglish isspoken bymost peoplein the worldAdultscan't learnanotherlanguageIt is simpleto teachanotherlanguageThere isonly wayto becomebilingualChildren willalways keeptheir homelanguageChildren getconfusedwhen theylearn twolanguagesIt is illegal forpublicschools tohave DLLclassesChildrenshould learnhow to readin EnglishfirstDLLs haveto learneverythingtwiceChildren wholearn alanguagenever forgetitIt is easy forimmigrantsto keep theirlanguageChildrenneed tolearnEnglish firstNot manypeoplecan bebilingualChildren willlearn theirteachers'language

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