Section 306 Of Article 2. English Language Education From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. The definitions of the terms used in this article and in
Article 3 (commencing with Section 310) are as follows:
(a) "English learner" means a child who does not speak English or
whose native language is not English and who is not currently able to
perform ordinary classroom work in English, also known as a Limited
English Proficiency or LEP child.
(b) "English language classroom" means a classroom in which the
language of instruction used by the teaching personnel is
overwhelmingly the English language, and in which such teaching
personnel possess a good knowledge of the English language.
(c) "English language mainstream classroom" means a classroom in
which the pupils either are native English language speakers or
already have acquired reasonable fluency in English.
(d) "Sheltered English immersion" or "structured English immersion"
means an English language acquisition process for young children in
which nearly all classroom instruction is in English but with the
curriculum and presentation designed for children who are learning
the language.
(e) "Bilingual education/native language instruction" means a
language acquisition process for pupils in which much or all
instruction, textbooks, and teaching materials are in the child's
native language.