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Bilingualism, Second Language Acquisition

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In this paper will be outlined on the provision of support for bilingual learning, which is the mother tongue and English, which will be used in the process of teaching and learning activities. Int his activity, also involves the use of the first language that will help pupils assess their educational abilities and the need for linguistic support, bilingual support for teaching and learning, and connecting with families to increase participation and progress in student learning.
Keywords: Bilingualism, Bilingual Acquisition, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), teaching English for Children

Developchildren's ability tospeaktwolanguagesorbilingualis desirablemanyparents aroundthe world.It can be ascertained, the parents want their children to …show more content…

The results indicated that in spite of being at a lower vocabulary level in the beginning, bilinguals showed more advanced processing of verbal material. They were more advantageous in comparison to monolingual children in terms of the readiness to impute and reorganize structures Ben-Zeev (1977). However, the study required further work to determine whether the effects of bilingualism on cognition found in the study was situation-specific or could be generalized to other situations.She adds that the process of second-language acquisition can be clarified by differentiating between two dimensions of proficiency, the attribute-based and input-based aspects of proficiency. The cognitive and personality variables are examples of attributes that influence proficiency in acquiring a second language. The input-based aspects of proficiency are related to the quality and quantity of L2’s input from the environment. Cummins (1991) further argues that the differences between the two dimensions may not be apparent at the beginning, but over time the influences of each dimension will become more apparent on the individual. This is in line with Biber (1986). Biber applies one of the distinctions concerning the difference between individual and environmental influence in acquiring language proficiency to the problem of how the first language influences the development …show more content…

Bilingual children have advantages in education, due to cognitive development, divergent thought, and mental flexibility.Cognitive ability relates to mental activity, such as thinking, remembering, learning, or using language. These abilities refer to representation and selective attention in language that aid in comprehension and understanding. Adults who speak two languages in childhood are profoundly affected in their cognitive development. This advantage can manifest itself in several ways. The majority of field researchers conclude that this ability allows bilinguals the advantage of diversity and flexibility in cognition to a significant level over monolinguals (Latham, 1998, 79). Gonzalez (2001) proposes that bilingual children naturally develop cognitive representation verbally, non-verbally, and symbolically. Truly bilingual students surpass monolingual students on many intelligence tests, both verbal and nonverbal. Language fluency is determined by listening, speaking, and reading abilities (Rosenberg,

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