The Effects of Bilingualism on Bilingual People (original) (raw)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of bilingualism on bilinguals, and their lives. Before starting study, the most important question in my mind was “how does bilingualism affect people?” I have made this study by reading many articles about bilingualism and talking a few bilinguals who live Trabzon. Bilingualism in children is positively related to classification, creativity, ability to thinking. They have more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening. Research has shown positive effects of bilingualism on those linguistic abilities: early word segregation; sensitivity to language structure, control of language processing. Bilingual people can easily understand people from other countries and their cultures. Being bilingual has also been shown in the literature to have some advantages over being monolingual. Bilingual people also have advantages in education, due to cognitive development, and mental flexibility. The dominant belief at this time is that there is a superiority of different thinking abilities among bilinguals.