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Originally Posted by loml
I know locally the system will tell you that they are bi-bi., but in reality they do not have the quantity or quality of staff to truly be bi-bi. It is a huge problem that is not talked about.
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Yes. I relied heavily on this article for a literature review I wrote a few years ago, and wound up having to change a few of my assumptions as a result. I was also very interested to note how many programs that call themselves bi-bi really are not. I don't know if it's because they don't really understand the principles of bi-bi education (which include strong language models for BOTH languages) or if they're just jumping on the bandwagon in order to attract students.
I'm sure some of these not-so-bi-bi programs still provide quality education, but it doesn't really help the cause when you're calling yourself something you are not.