What is the job of a bilingual teacher?
Employed in both public and private schools, a bilingual teacher is trained to educate elementary and/or secondary students in either general or specialized subjects including mathematics, English and history. What makes these educators unique is that they perform their tasks in more than one language (typically English and Spanish) so that they may successfully teach students whose first language is not English.Lesson PlansA bilingual teacher creates lesson plans in both languages designed to teach students at the learning level dictated by school and legal guidelines.Classroom TrainingIn both English and an additional language, a bilingual teacher delivers training to students based on the lesson plans created. This is done both in group and one-on-one settings.EducationIn order to become a bilingual teacher, a candidate must possess at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.LicensingEach state and the District of Columbia those who teach within the public school sys
