Bilingual Education in Shaanxi Province of China: a Critical Analysis of the Educational Policy in Practice

Abstract

The development of bilingual education model has been influenced by the emergence of bilingualism and bilingual education. This paper analyzes and explains the relationship between bilingual education model, language policy and school practice from multiple perspectives. The focus of this article is to study the bilingual education model in Shaanxi Province, China, to analyze the types of bilingual education in Shaanxi and the advantages and disadvantages of applying this model. Based on the national conditions of our country, the promulgation of language policies, and the differences and problems in school practice, we will critically discuss and put forward some feasible suggestions on these problems.