Bilingualism has positive effects on children.
December 10th 2007 10:36
When children develop their abilities in two or more languages throughout their primary school years, they gain a deeper understanding of languages and how to use it effectively. They have more practice in processing language, especially when they develop literacy in both, and they are able to compare and contrast the ways in which their two languages organize reality. More than 150 research studies conducted during the past 35 years strongly support what Goethe, the German philosopher, once said: "The person who knows only one language does not truly know that language."
The research suggests that bilingual children may also develop more flexibility in their thinking as a result of processing information through two different languages.
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The research suggests that bilingual children may also develop more flexibility in their thinking as a result of processing information through two different languages.
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