COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
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is on the decline
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is more widespread in the US than in other countries
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limits the number of words learned in a child’s native language
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increases children’s expertise in their native language
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Detailed explanation-1: -Studies suggest that bilingual advantages in executive function are not limited to the brain’s language network. Bilingual people show increased activation in the brain region associated with cognitive skills like attention and inhibition.
Detailed explanation-2: -Children who speak two languages fluently often have an easier time learning new vocabulary and categorizing words. Apart from language development, being bilingual children can also have improved listening, information processing, and problem-solving skills (ASHA, n.d.).
Detailed explanation-3: -Being multilingual or bilingual often helps children learn at school because it helps them with problem-solving, multitasking, creativity and flexible thinking. These children can also have good focus. How does multilingualism and bilingualism affect speech development? All children develop speech at different rates.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bilingual children have a stronger memory, better attention to detail and more development capacity of understanding than those who learned only their mother language.