Enriching the curriculum and providing a rich language use environment
(Dong, 2002). Moreover, the experiences which learners had through being interview
with a scientist and reading a scientific article, enabled them to make connections
between the subject strand learnt in school and in real life. Thus, the need in the
training of teachers for more exposure to and practice of responsive teaching of
linguistically and culturally diverse groups of learners, which are the focus of bilingual
education. In pre-service and in-service training programs, teachers need not only to
learn the theories but also field-tested teaching methods and techniques in dealing with
such groups of learners. It is crucial for teachers to be trained and have a firm
understanding without criticism of multicultural and multilingual issues and practices
prior to being sent to the real classroom environment (Dong, 2002).