While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Lincoln Elementary School has implemented a dual-language immersion program.The pro...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Lincoln Elementary School has implemented a dual-language immersion program.
- The program integrates English and Spanish instruction throughout the curriculum.
- Content-based instruction delivers academic subjects in both languages.
- Cultural education components include traditions from both language communities.
- Students develop bilingual proficiency while meeting standard academic objectives.
- The approach combines language learning with subject mastery.
The student wants to show how the program's components work together. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Lincoln Elementary School's dual-language immersion program includes both content-based instruction and cultural education components.
By combining content-based instruction in both languages with cultural education from both communities, the program develops bilingual proficiency while meeting academic objectives.
The dual-language immersion program at Lincoln Elementary delivers academic subjects in both English and Spanish.
Students in the program develop bilingual proficiency through content-based instruction and cultural education.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Lincoln Elementary School has implemented a dual-language immersion program." |
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| "The program integrates English and Spanish instruction throughout the curriculum." |
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| "Content-based instruction delivers academic subjects in both languages." |
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| "Cultural education components include traditions from both language communities." |
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| "Students develop bilingual proficiency while meeting standard academic objectives." |
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| "The approach combines language learning with subject mastery." |
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Part B: Main Point and Structure
Main Point: Lincoln Elementary's dual-language immersion program integrates multiple components to achieve both language and academic goals.
Argument Flow: The notes establish the program at Lincoln Elementary, then detail its key components (language integration, content-based instruction, and cultural education), show the outcomes it achieves (bilingual proficiency and academic objectives), and conclude with the overall approach of combining language learning with subject mastery.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The correct answer needs to demonstrate integration rather than just listing components
- It should show how the different elements (content-based instruction, cultural education, language integration) connect with each other and contribute to the program's outcomes
- The answer should make clear that these are interconnected parts that work in combination to achieve both bilingual proficiency and academic objectives
Lincoln Elementary School's dual-language immersion program includes both content-based instruction and cultural education components.
- Simply lists two components without showing how they work together
- Uses "includes" which just indicates presence, not interaction
- Misses the goal of demonstrating interconnectedness
By combining content-based instruction in both languages with cultural education from both communities, the program develops bilingual proficiency while meeting academic objectives.
- Uses "by combining" to show active integration of components
- Connects the means (content-based instruction + cultural education) to the ends (bilingual proficiency + academic objectives)
- Demonstrates exactly how components work together to achieve results
The dual-language immersion program at Lincoln Elementary delivers academic subjects in both English and Spanish.
- Only describes one aspect of the program (academic subject delivery)
- Completely fails to address how components work together
- Too narrow in scope
Students in the program develop bilingual proficiency through content-based instruction and cultural education.
- Lists what students develop but doesn't clearly show component integration
- Less explicit about the collaborative nature of the components