A CAUSAL – COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BILINGUALISM IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE LITERATURE AMONG GRADE 7 STUDENTS OF ANTONIO J. VILLEGAS VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL‚ TONDO MANILA‚ SCHOOL YEAR 2013 – 2014 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of College of Education‚ Global Reciprocal Colleges‚ Caloocan Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research 1 in English by ERIC D. GABON MARVIN C. MONGAYA CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Based on the studies of
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consequently‚ bilingualism was devaluated (Meisel‚ 2004: 91). Today‚ however‚ this belief has changed and researchers point to the many advantages of bilingualism. Still‚ not all are provided with the opportunity to become a bilingual. Instead‚ many monolinguals learn a second language. Nevertheless‚ one might wonder whether there are differences and similarities between being bilingual and being monolingual knowing a second language. This assignment aims to investigate the concept of bilingualism by looking
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language other than English. I am fascinated with various languages and how being bilingual can influence multiple other aspects of a person’s life. While searching for an article‚ I was trying to find a study that showed some on the effects that bilingualism can have on a child’s development. This article intrigued me because it focused on the development of the working memory for both bilingual and monolingual children. The studies tested the children’s executive functioning skills instead
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Bilingualism Paper ENG/380 10-8-10 Simultaneous bilingualism describes a situation in which a child learns more than one language from birth‚ meaning they are spoken to in both languages on a regular basis. If this occurs throughout the final stages of language development‚ the child will be able to fluently speak and understand both languages; both languages are considered the child’s first speaking language. On the other hand‚ sequential bilingualism occurs when a second language is not learned
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Compounding in English and Vietnamese: A Contrastive Analysis Nguyen Ngoc Thao HCMC University of Education Introduction According to Wikipedia‚ a compound is a lexeme (less precisely‚ a word) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding is the word formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word-formation process being derivation). It refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together old words. In other words
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ENGL 101 (Final Draft) Essay 01 10/1/14 The Benefits of Learning a Second Language In some part of the world‚ people didn’t get a chance to learn a second language and some countries get an opportunities to learn it. More or less people prefer not to learn it because they think they didn’t need it and they also think that learning a language that is not their own is extremely hard and a waste of time‚ but the results of learning a second language are very beneficial and is worth the time wasting
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I have to admit that bilingualism has several advantages. Nonetheless‚ tackling this issue‚ the lingual conditions in which children are raised to be able to speak two languages equally well should be also taken into consideration. Many linguists underline that while introducing the second language to learner‚ his/her exposure to a given linguistic system is crucial. Thusly‚ parents striving for teaching their children a secod language/a non-native language often rely on commercial language materials
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EFFECTS OF BILINGUALISM TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FOURTH YEAR HIGHS SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PASIG CATHOLIC COLLEGE Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction The use of mother tongue in learning allows students to learn the lesson quickly. It helps them to read and probably write quickly. (Yolanda Quijano‚ 1994). The use of the Filipino language in teaching develops lifelong learners who are proficient in the use of their native language and other languages. (Mona Valisino‚ 2006) Using
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beings to handle language" Simpson‚ J Three types of bilingualism are usually used by researchers to describe bilingual children: 1. Simultaneous bilingualism: Learning two languages as "first languages". That is‚ a person who is a simultaneous bilingual goes from speaking no languages at all directly to speaking two languages. Infants who are exposed to two languages from birth will become simultaneous bilinguals. 2. Receptive bilingualism: Being able to understand two languages but express oneself
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Bilingualism for everyone One of the definitions of bilingualism is using the term to define the native-like use of two languages by the same individual. Nowadays‚ being bilingual is important in every sense of the word. Being bilingual becomes important to be successful in life. In fact‚ only about 15-20 percent of Americans consider themselves bilingual‚ compared to 56 percent of Europeans. Speaking another language and knowing another culture is positive in your life. It can also help people
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