Glossary B

Glossary B

Big win refers to a gain of large amounts of money in one bet, which propels the pathological gambler into a pattern of uncontrollable gambling.

Bigot is defined as a person who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

Bilabial refers to a consonant articulated at the mouth such as the "b" in big.

Bile salts refer to salts produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder that aid in digestion of fats.

Bilingual means using or capable of using two (2) languages with nearly equal or equal facility.

Bilingual education refers to a kind of education in which the curriculum is taught in two (2) languages, an example in the Philippines, the native language Filipino and English are both taught in school.

Bilingual/Multicultural education refers to education in the student’s native language as well as in English. It encourages respect for the student’s culture and ethnicity and enhances the student’s self -concept.

Bilingualism refers to an ability to speak two (2) languages fluently.