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PERMATA BANGSA INTERNATIONAL

21st Century Bilingual Education Kerry Neuman, Programme Director

PBI: Bilingual Immersion Programme

School-based, content driven immersion aim for:

• Academic achievement
• Additive bilingualism and biliteracy
• Cultural pluralism through increased intercultural

competence High language intensity:

• Early & Primary Programme: 90% of subject matter

instruction is through English medium

• Secondary Programme: at least 70% of subject matter

delivered through English medium

Benefits of Bilingual Education

• Student nationality and culture are retained
• Tertiary opportunities provided at either Indonesian or

foreign universities

PBI – Learning and Teaching Centre

Professional Development Centre:

• Cambridge International

Examinations:

• Professional Teaching Qualifications:
• Certificate in Teaching (CICTT)
• Diploma in Teaching (CIDTT)
• Certificate for Teachers in Bilingual

Education (CICTBiEd)

• CLIL (Content Language Integrated

Learning)

• ESL/ELD (English Second Language /

English Language Development)

• EAP (English for Academic Purpose

MANAGING BILINGUAL EDUCATION

At Permata Bangsa

Managing Bilingual Education

• Curriculum Planning
• Content Based Language Education
• Pedagogy & Practice
• Classroom Instruction
• Content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
• Teacher/learner interaction

Pedagogy and Practice

• Teachers adapt subject-specific methods to accommodate

the additional language focus

• Content language integrated learning – alternative ways of using

methodologies

• Classroom setting motivates learning.
• Learners participate voluntarily in learning through the medium of

an additional language

• Project learning provides for authenticity in the classroom
• Students engage in problem solving (international as well as locally

based issues) using both Indonesian and English language skills.

• English teachers and content teachers work

collaboratively

• Project blocks provide learners time to build additional language

skills

A CLIL Culture

Managing Bilingual Education

• Curriculum Planning
• Content Based Language Education
• Pedagogy & Practice
• Classroom Instruction
• Content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
• Teacher/learner interaction

Thank You Cambridge International Examinations