| A | B |
| Bilingual/Bilingualism | the ability to speak and understand two languages |
| Biculturalism | the presence of at least two distinct cultures in a specific area or region |
| Acculturation | When one culture takes on some of the cultural traits of another culture. |
| Universal Theme | \common ideas that appear in literature across all cultures |
| Folktale | stories that are orally passed through generations |
| Student grouping practices | Mix homogeneous and heterogenous ability levels; mix genders, personality types, learning styles |
| teacher bias | recognize so can avoid offending social and cultural norms |
| multicultural classroom | English language learners come from a variety of cultural heritages. |