On allocating 'bi-linguals'
The term 'bilingual' has been an ongoing puzzle for the IB for many years, because it bears on the distinction between the subjects Group 1: Language & Literature and Group 2: Language Acquisition. The assumption is that Group 1 is for native speakers, and Group 2 is for those who are learning a language ... but in the case of students considered 'bilingual', the distinction is not that clear. Is a given student...