Bilinguialism Flashcards
What are the positives of early bilingual experience?
Better performance on tests of cognitive flexibility, divergent thinking, and metalinguistic awareness
Academic performance of bilingual children is influenced by what factors?
Age of second language acquisition, community support, and academic services; for example, children not proficient in native language abruptly submerged in “English-only” educational environment risk semi-lingualism or inadequate proficiency in both languages
What is “code switching”?
Changing to another language in conversation
What are some of the functions of code switching in bilingual or multilingual speakers?
(1) If bilingual speaker cannot express self adequately in one language (can’t remember a word or phrase)
(2) Switch to minority language as sign of solidarity with that group
(3) A way to express his/her attitude toward the listener (e.g., friendly, angry, distant); for example, parent may ask child to do something in one language and when child doesn’t comply, parent may express dissatisfaction by repeating in another language
Discuss controversy in bilingual education
Major problem in evaluating effects is existing programs vary widely in terms of teacher experience, school resources, and SES backgrounds of students which all confound study results
Results of bilingual program overall
In comparison to peers in English-only programs, children in good-quality bilingual programs do as well in acquiring English skills and learn subject matter as well or even better.
What is “code switching”?
Changing to another language in conversation
What are some of the functions of code switching in bilingual or multilingual speakers?
(1) If bilingual speaker cannot express self adequately in one language (can’t remember a word or phrase)
(2) Switch to minority language as sign of solidarity with that group
(3) A way to express his/her attitude toward the listener (e.g., friendly, angry, distant); for example, parent may ask child to do something in one language and when child doesn’t comply, parent may express dissatisfaction by repeating in another language
Discuss controversy in bilingual education
Major problem in evaluating effects is existing programs vary widely in terms of teacher experience, school resources, and SES backgrounds of students which all confound study results
Results of bilingual program overall
In comparison to peers in English-only programs, children in good-quality bilingual programs do as well in acquiring English skills and learn subject matter as well or even better.
What is “code switching”?
Changing to another language in conversation
What are some of the functions of code switching in bilingual or multilingual speakers?
(1) If bilingual speaker cannot express self adequately in one language (can’t remember a word or phrase)
(2) Switch to minority language as sign of solidarity with that group
(3) A way to express his/her attitude toward the listener (e.g., friendly, angry, distant); for example, parent may ask child to do something in one language and when child doesn’t comply, parent may express dissatisfaction by repeating in another language
Discuss controversy in bilingual education
Major problem in evaluating effects is existing programs vary widely in terms of teacher experience, school resources, and SES backgrounds of students which all confound study results
Results of bilingual program overall
In comparison to peers in English-only programs, children in good-quality bilingual programs do as well in acquiring English skills and learn subject matter as well or even better.
What is “code switching”?
Changing to another language in conversation
