The Consequences of Bilingualism on Language Development
There is a large debate regarding whether or not
bilingualism is truly beneficial to children. Parents of children often view learning a second language throughout elementary and high school education beneficial to the child.
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Another perspective dictates that the second language will just confuse the child and prevent them from mastering their primary language.
[22] Studies have shown that American bilingual children have greater cognitive flexibility, better perceptual skills and tend to be divergent thinkers than monolingual children between the ages of five to ten.
[21][23] However, studies comparing Swedish-Finnish bilingual children and Swedish monolingual children between the ages of five to seven have also shown that the bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children.
[24] In another study throughout America, elementary school English-monolingual children performed better in mathematics and reading activities than their non-English-dominant bilingual and non-English monolingual peers from kindergarten to grade five.
[25] Learning two languages simultaneously can be beneficial or a hindrance to a child’s language and intellectual development. Further research is necessary to continue to shed light on this debate.
但孩子的英法语都很好。
不知哪天悟出的道理，有必要为孩子操过多的心吗？！
实在不行了再想办法
