Distinguishes between folk bilingualism and elitist bilingualism. Bilingual education deals with the former. How second language teaching and bilingual education can be brought closer together, and the need for bilingual education among non-native speakers of English and among monolingual speakers of English, are discussed. (SC)

A sociolinguist looks at language teaching and the need for bilingual education to help the non-English-speaking poor and to preserve diverse cultures. Bilingual education and second language instruction are seen as interdependent fields with great potential for helping each other. (SC)