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In the ILGWU, bilingualism is reserved for the level of communication. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
One myth about bilingualism is that you are perfect in both/all languages. From Wordnik.com. [A dog is not a Hund is not a chien] Reference
Individual bilingualism is the competence acquired by some people in English and French. From Wordnik.com. [Bilingualism: A Prescription for National Unity] Reference
If bilingualism is a problem in this country, why don't we businessmen do something about it?. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial Business Is Your Business] Reference
For example, at one of the universities, it says that passive bilingualism is a condition of tenure. From Wordnik.com. [willing to move North] Reference
Institutional bilingualism is a characteristic acquired by an organization, by an association, by a country. From Wordnik.com. [Bilingualism: A Prescription for National Unity] Reference
Other parents believe that bilingualism is more advantageous or just have a desire for their children to hold onto their own culture. From Wordnik.com. [the tired topic of discrimination, here vs there] Reference
For the Western Mail and the CBI bilingualism is not of sufficient worth to be requisite for anyone in the private or voluntary sector. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Here we touch on another aspect of bilingualism, which is "institutional" bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [Bilingualism: A Prescription for National Unity] Reference
Lookit these Keystone Kop bumblers, chasing people around because they're "interested in bilingualism.". From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
“If the U.S. is going to compete in global economics, the notion of bilingualism should be a part of the conversation,” Silva said. From Wordnik.com. [Fort Worth ISDs focus on bilingual education, help non-English speakers to succeed in school] Reference
In any event, bilingualism is a definite plus. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Ten Reasons Why You Should Teach Here -- And Three Why You Shouldn't (v. 3.0)] Reference
It is important to know that we make a distinction between "bilingualism" and "dualism". From Wordnik.com. [The MuseumPast, Present and Future] Reference
As we understand it, the word "bilingualism" in the terms of reference refers more to the country than to individuals. From Wordnik.com. [The Work of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism] Reference
First, bilingualism is a political idea. From Wordnik.com. [Bilingualism: A Prescription for National Unity] Reference
They all told me they were opposed to bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2008] Reference
How does their bilingualism shape each of their fates?. From Wordnik.com. [The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies: Questions] Reference
Because bilingualism has actually become monolingualism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2007] Reference
Europeans are making some efforts towards at least bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas] Reference
They all told me they were opposed to bilingual kids -- bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2008] Reference
What about official bilingualism, or Canada's future defence requirements?. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of The Politician] Reference
The folks in California and the elites voted to have bilingualism in all of the schools. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2002] Reference
Canada's commitment to bilingualism has given us a stronger and more influential role in world affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Quebec in a Global World] Reference
The faculty has been Balkanized by bilingualism: at lunchtime the two sides segregate themselves by table. From Wordnik.com. [Immigrant Schools: The Wrong Lessons] Reference
Quebec renounced bilingualism and went unilingual in a valiant attempt to protect its language and culture. From Wordnik.com. [Canada, the Crown and Chauvinism] Reference
There is a grass-roots swell of response to government excesses: devalued currency and enforced bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [Canada, the Crown and Chauvinism] Reference
This does not mean, of course, that complete bilingualism or multilingualism has ever been a common phenomenon. From Wordnik.com. [STUDY OF LANGUAGE] Reference
We are working in favor of a bilingualism that considers both Euskera and Spanish to be part of our common heritage. From Wordnik.com. [For the Love of Basque . . . and Spanish] Reference
This is known as additive or balanced bilingualism and is a radical departure from the restrictive models of the past. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A quick review of the science of bilingualism versus bilingual education shows that they are two very different things. From Wordnik.com. [Blake Fleetwood: I Am Hispanic and Am Not Offended] Reference
The vast majority of Basques aspire to real and effective bilingualism, to a true state of equal opportunities for use. From Wordnik.com. [For the Love of Basque . . . and Spanish] Reference
Now, in California right now, the Mexican-Americans out there have voted for two languages, bilingualism in the schools. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2002] Reference
Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11\%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4\%, much bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
My heritage is the foundation of my identity, and I cannot imagine a greater gift than that of biculturalism and bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [Identity Crisis?] Reference
Students had already developed a perception that trilingualism or even bilingualism was not vital for professional communication. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
So that California a few years back passed Proposition 227, which at a stroke eliminated bilingualism from the public school system. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 9, 2004] Reference
The influence of the English-speaking section in the public service was reduced by the strict application of tests for bilingualism. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the South African Reich - Chapter 8] Reference
In spite of our continued presence, bilingualism came too often to mean English-Italian or English-Greek in Montreal, as in Toronto. From Wordnik.com. [Bill 22: Must Economic Growth be Achieved at the Expense of Cultural Development?] Reference
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