Bilingualism

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Mind Map on Bilingualism, created by Maria Castaño Estrella on 21/02/2019.
Maria Castaño Estrella
Mind Map by Maria Castaño Estrella, updated more than 1 year ago
Maria Castaño Estrella
Created by Maria Castaño Estrella about 5 years ago
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Bilingualism
  1. Globalization
    1. Diversity in school
      1. The challenge for educators : all rights of citizens are respected
    2. Mother Tongue Development
      1. 1.Bilingualism has positive effects on children’s linguistic
        1. Understanding of language and how to use it effectively
          1. Practice in processing language
            1. flexibility in their thinking
            2. 2. The level of children’s mother tongue is a strong predictor of their second language
              1. Transfer acrosss languages
              2. 3. Spending instructional time through a minority language does not hurt children’s academic development
                1. 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
                2. 4. Children can lose their ability to communicate in their mother tongue within 2-3 years of starting school
                  1. 5. Teachers must be proactive to affirm children’s linguistic identity
                    1. 6. Every child has the right to have their talents recognized and promoted within the school
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