Bilingualism

Bilingualism

1. Globalization

   • Diversity in school
     • The challenge for educators : all rights of citizens are respected

2. Mother Tongue Development

   • 1.Bilingualism has positive effects on children’s linguistic
     • Understanding of language and how to use it effectively
     • Practice in processing language
     • flexibility in their thinking
   • 2. The level of children’s mother tongue is a strong predictor of their second language
     • Transfer acrosss languages
   • 3. Spending instructional time through a minority language does not hurt children’s academic development
     • When children are learning through a minority language they are not only learning this language they are learning concepts and intellectual skills that are equally relevant to their ability to function in the majority language
   • 4. Children can lose their ability to communicate in their mother tongue within 2-3 years of starting school
   • 5. Teachers must be proactive to affirm children’s linguistic identity
   • 6. Every child has the right to have their talents recognized and promoted within the school