Numerous terms are used when discussing students whose primary language is other than English. One such term is bilingual. Which description below best describes what bilingual means?

a. an individual who is in the process of actively acquiring English and whose primary language is one other than English
b. students with cultural, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds different from the macroculture and language of the White majority
c. ELLs who are enrolled or getting ready to enroll in elementary or secondary school and who have an insufficient level of English to meet a state’s English expertise requirements
d. an individual who has the ability to communicate successfully in two languages with the same relative degree of proficiency


Ans: D

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