Nearly two-thirds bilingual said they see personality differences as they switch between languages. Would that mean there is a strong connection between personality shifts and the switching of the language spoken? Image Source Sometimes people feel like they have more than one version of themselves. I believe this will be especially relatable to most bilinguals. …
As mentioned in my previous post, there are political and social factors that limit bilingual education from being nationally implemented, as a result, U.S. is falling behind in bilingual education. However, it is not an unsolvable situation. To tackle the problem, it is necessary that efforts are put into changing the ultimate goal of bilingual …
Americans are notorious for not speaking a second language. One of the reasons is the lack of bilingual education on a national scale. Even when the rest of the world puts in significant efforts to bilingual education, bilingual education in U.S. still remains subordinate because it is an on-going conversation and there are a few …
"More is better than less." Then, being bilingual and speaking two languages would be better than being monolingual. Yet, there are people would rather be monolingual because they think a second language would be an interference, cognitively hindering our academic performance. They say having two active language systems is not beneficial. However, this is not …
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Under globalization, people are getting more chances to encounter a new culture on a daily basis. No matter if it is a movie scene shot in a foreign land or a product that has foreign language on its package, there are more motivations for people to learn a new language. Also, with the increasing immigrant …
Fluency has always been a big topic to all foreign language learners, even for bilinguals. We have always been told that "practice makes perfect." However, is it true that we can speak like a native as long as we practice hard enough? Image Source I am always translating when I speak English. Having studied English …
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