topic 7 (language) lecture 3 (bilingualism) Flashcards
1
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What was sears negative studies on bilingualism?
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- argues that english monolingual children have higher IQ than welsh bilingual children
- argues that monolingual is ideal, bilingual confuses children
- major flaw being that groups were not matched on socio-economic status
2
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what were peal and lamberts positive studies on bilingualism?
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- found bilingual children outperformed their peers on measures of verbal and nonverbal intelligence
- argues that the bilingual experience granted these children greater mental flexibility
- also more diversified set of mental abilities
3
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what are disadvantages of bilingual children?
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- bilingual children are found to have smaller VOLCABULARY SIZE for each individual language
- the combined vocabulary size has shown to be equivalent or bigger
4
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what is SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVATION?
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- research has shown that whilst speaking or reading in one language, the other language is always activated in bilingual people
- COGNATES are words that have the same meaning in multiple languages
- HOMOGRAPHS are when the same word holds different meanings in both languages
- research suggests that the simultaneous activation in biligualism strengthens EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS, as it requires skills like shifting
5
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what are MIYAKE et als EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS?
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6
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what is the SIMON TASK?
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- the simon task is a measure of conflict resolution and executive functions
- it involves being asked to press a certain button when different colour shapes appear on screen
7
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how does the SIMON TASK relate to bilinguilism?
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bilingual students outperformed their monolingual peers on the simon task
this suggests biluingal children have greater executive functions
8
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what is PETITO ET AL’s study on SIGN LANGUAGE in the brain
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- deaf ppts using sign language activate the same areas in the brain when as hearing individuals talking
- these are brocas and wernickes areas
