~Class 24 - Bilingualism

Question 1

Simultaneous Bilinguals reach key language milestones at the same approximate age as ___.

Answer 1

Monolinguals

Question 2

Bilingual children ___ in ways that follow the grammatical constraints of ___ languages (___).

Answer 2

code-switch // both // differentiation of morphosyntax

Question 3

Sequential Bilinguals may have ___ L1/L2 vocabularies, but often have ___ total vocabularies.

Answer 3

smaller // comparable (or larger!)

Question 4

What is Subtractive Bilingualism?

Answer 4

A situation in which the child learns a second language to the detriment of their first language. Mastery of L1 decreases while mastery of L2 increases

Question 5

At age 6, Bilingual children with ASD had ___ English skills to monolinguals with ASD, regardless of whether parents dropped or maintained the home language.

Answer 5

comparable

Question 6

In bilingual children with DLD, difficulties exist in ___ language(s).

Answer 6

both

Question 7

In bilingual children with DLD, skill in both languages is ___ to monolinguals with DLD.

Answer 7

comparable

Question 8

Does having DLD hinder ones ability to become bilingual?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Research can tell us about the language learning capabilities of children with diverse language-learning needs, but it can’t establish the ___ for all families.

Answer 9

“right” decision

Question 10

Learning languages requires ___! Encouraging bilingualism requires commitment to providing this input.

Answer 10

input (quantity and quality)