Bilingualism and the Brain
It is said that being bilingual can shield against this disease in old age?
Dementia
Percent of PIE families that receive services in a language other than English.
20%
There is ___ evidence that bilingual children are confused.
NO
When a second language is received after the first language.
Sequential bilingual
DDL stands for___ ____ ___.
dual language learners.
These neuroimaging techniques help us see where things are happening in the brain by measuring changes in the blood flow in certain areas of the brain.
fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) and PET (positron emission tomography)
__________ interaction is the best method for fostering language.
Human
It is best if there are 2 caregivers in a bilingual home that each person always speak only one language with the child so they can equally learn both languages. True or False?
False. Parents should use whatever strategy promotes high-quality and high-quantity exposure to each of their child’s languages to ensure they have ample opportunities to hear and speak both of their languages.
A person who speaks more than two languages.
Multilingual
The practice of alternating between two or more languages.
Code switching
The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age. True or False?
True
Spanish as a home language is usually lost by the ____ generation.
3rd
The age you are when you can distinguish the difference between two different languages?
Neonate
When a person can understand two languages but can only speak one.
Receptive bilingual
The first language continues to be delveoped while the second language is added.
Additive bilingualism
The way in which the infant brain knows the differences between languages?
Prosody, which are the patterns and rhythm in speech
The period called when the child's ear is more in tune to certain sounds and allows them to learn language quickly.
Critical period
Research shows that bilingual children are __ __ likely to have language difficulties, delays or disorders.
NOT more
When one learns two languages at the same time, with mostly equal emphasis given to both languages.
Simultaneous bilingual
When someone uses a word or phrase from one language to another language.
Code mixing
Broca’s area= responsible for speech production and articulation
Wernicke’s area= associated with language development and comprehension
Name 4 of the top 5 languages spoken by children in APS.
Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, Mongolian and Bengali
An early intervention strategy that research identifies as promising for dual language learners.
Various answers: Supporting a child’s L1 bilingual development; provide parent education on child development and bilingualism; building upon familiar activities and routines; talking about a story and asking open-ended questions; expanding child’s comments; wait time
When a person is continuing to develop their home language while also learning an additional language.
Emergent bilingual
The second language is added and the first language is diminished, as a consequence
Subtractive bilingualism