Bilingualism is good for learning
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Bilingualism is good for learning
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Cambridge University researchers are spreading the message that bilingualism is good for learning, rather than a hindrance as sometimes perceived.
Research shows that children who speak more than one language are multiply advantaged over their monolingual playmates – in communication, cognition and social interaction. Yet, a perception among some parents and teachers is that growing up multilingual is not only fraught with challenges but may even be a risk to educational development, say researchers Drs Dora Alexopoulou, Napoleon Katsos and Teresa Parodi of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.
Research shows that children who speak more than one language are multiply advantaged over their monolingual playmates – in communication, cognition and social interaction. Yet, a perception among some parents and teachers is that growing up multilingual is not only fraught with challenges but may even be a risk to educational development, say researchers Drs Dora Alexopoulou, Napoleon Katsos and Teresa Parodi of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.
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http://www.cam.ac.uk/
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http://www.cam.ac.uk/
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04.10.15
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
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“Bilingualism is good for learning,” Uwekind Resource Centre, accessed October 12, 2026, https://library.uwekind.com/items/show/367.