Bilingual Education Student Organization

Members Benefits

1. To provide an effective organization that promotes bilingual/ESL/bicultural education. 2. To facilitate the sharing of information and resources between students and faculty interested or enrolled in bilingual/ESL/bicultural education at the University of North Texas at Dallas. 3. To promote training programs designed to prepare bilingual/ESL/bicultural educators. 4. To publicize bilingual/ESL/bicultural education, particularly emphasizing the nature and need for such education. 5. To build a rapport/educate parents and other members of the community as to the purposes of bilingual/ESL/bicultural education. 6. To provide a means of uniting the Bilingual Education Students for the purpose of enhancing professional and social growth. 7. To help promote recruitment of others into the Bilingual/ESL Program at the University of North Texas at Dallas. 8. To support the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) and the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) in addressing legislative issues at the state and national level which affect the educational needs of linguistically and culturally diverse children.