Knowing about the benefits that Bilingualism can bring helps us to stick to our decision in difficult times.
It also motivates us to continue when our child reaches a “learning plateau”:
| Communication advantages | Bilingualism enables the child to communicate with all members of the close and extended family as well as with friends. This helps developing a good family cohesion and building relationships. Bilingualism allows greater flexibility to choose a place to live and work |
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| Cultural advantages | As language is part of culture, Bilingualism develops a broader cultural understanding and multicultural sensitivity, greater tolerance and social harmony. |
| Cognitive advantages | Research shows that learning and use of more than one language:
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| Personal advantages | Bilingualism also helps to:
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| Curriculum advantages | The understanding and development of concepts in more than one language allows the transfer of academic skills across the languages.
Bilingualism facilitates collaborative and cooperative learning within a language-diverse environment. |
