of Official Bilingualism behind the Economic Efficiency Disclosure about maintaining official bilingualism in Canada has been controversial issue among those interested including the government‚ companies‚ and individuals. The main approaches surrounding this issue can be summarized by economic and social reasons. To elaborate‚ various economic sectors‚ and particular certain companies‚ have to pay the cost when they produce their products by offering information based on bilingualism for customers
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was basically a melting pot for cultures‚ languages‚ religion etc. Things have very much changed since then. English may be the dominant‚ but millions of Americans speak more than just English at home. Bilingualism is all around us; in a country that is dominated by English I think bilingualism would strengthen the United States. Bilingualism is not typical but it is common now a days. With a growing number of people that are bilingual‚ how many are actually fluent? “Writers and journalists routinely
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cognitive advantages of bilingualism. However‚ evidence supporting the cognitive disadvantages of bilingualism does exist‚ but the publication of them is not as frequent. Positive abstracts supporting cognitive advantages were published due to numerous reasons and the authors of this study suggest one reason is called‚ publication bias. Publication bias occurs when the outcome of a research study influences the decision of publication. For example‚ if a publisher believes that bilingualism gives him/her a
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Dominicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Mexicans‚ Colombians are the result of a culture that despite not living in our country of origin is part of each of us. It is something that identifies us as individuals wherever we go‚ and that is why language is through which we express our feelings‚ frustrations‚ our achievements‚ and joys.It is because we do not express our deepest thoughts through writing as Julia Alvarez would say in an interview who once received the advice of his mother that if not Could show what
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This would be most effective starting at the grade school level. Maria Glod‚ a writer for the Washington Post newspaper‚ wrote an article about bilingualism occurring in grade schools across the state of Washington in 2006. The government wanted to add foreign languages in elementary school because the government wants more bilingual speakers to stay competitive and fight terrorism (1). Teaching a
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Cognitive Effects of Early Bilingualism The American educational system has fallen behind other leading nations in the world in many respects‚ one of which is in bilingual instruction. This has traditionally been overlooked in the United States until the high school level. Children in today’s society should be made more prepared for the growing globalism and technological advances throughout the world instead of losing educational opportunities due to economic downfall and lack of resources. This
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BILINGUALISM: WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION? I had lived one of the biggest shocks in my life when I learn that I am not considered as a bilingual. I used to think that if you are studying a language and if you have perfected your knowledge and ability in all aspects of that language‚ it is inevitable that you become a bilingual. However‚ I learned to my greatest grief that that is not the case and I have learned English as a foreign language throughout all these years. I have been studying English
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majority of languages are mutually unintelligible. To resolve this problem‚ bilingualism offers an opportunity to break down barriers pertaining to language and culture so that people are able to get their point across to their audience. On the contrary‚ some individuals have argued that bilingualism is detrimental to bilinguals’ functioning but their claims have since been proven to be misconceptions. Not only has bilingualism positively affected history‚ it also affects the United States and the People’s
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Have you ever wondered what is so special about being bilingual? Bilingualism is when a person knows more than one language. There are thousands of bilinguals who do not know the value of their importance and their advantage. Bilingualism can change people’s lives because they have many cognitive and economic benefits. Bilingualism has an extreme effect on the brain. Being bilingual has a positive effect on the brain’s executive control system‚ its responsibilities are high-level thinking‚ attention
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Civics: ISU Essay 2013 Bilingualism in Canada: Good or Bad? Yamna Zia I believe that bilingualism is central to Canada’s identity‚ as well as other languages. Pierre Elliott Trudeau has said that‚ “Bilingualism unites people; dualism divides them. Bilingualism means you can speak to the other; duality means you live in one language and the rest of Canada will live in another language”. Bilingualism is an essential part of
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