What is Bilingualism

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The phenomenon of speaking and understanding two languages, the practice of alternately using two languages. Learn more in: The Phenomenon of Bilingualism in Slovakia: Raising a Bilingual Child in a Monolingual Culture – A Family Case Study on Intentional Bilingualism as a Communication Strategy

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Is having the ability to engage in communication involving more than one language. Proficiency across languages may exist on a continuum, fluctuating according to age, time, language environment, communicative partner, setting, etc. The acquisition of a second language also exists along this continuum and is referred to as simultaneous or sequential bilingualism (ASHA, 2019e AU59: The in-text citation "ASHA, 2019e" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ; Kohnert, 2013 ; Paradis, Genesee, & Crago, 2011 ). Simultaneous bilingualism reflects the introduction of two languages at the same time, at birth or soon thereafter (ASHA, 2019e AU60: The in-text citation "ASHA, 2019e" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ; Kohnert, 2013 ; Paradis, Genesee, & Crago, 2011 ). Sequential bilingualism is the introduction of a second language after some level of proficiency has been developed in the primary or native language. This typically occurs after 3 years of age (ASHA, 2019e AU61: The in-text citation "ASHA, 2019e" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ; Kohnert, 2013 ; Paradis, Genesee, & Crago, 2011 ). Learn more in: A Bilingual Child Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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The capacity to use and be fluent in two languages. Learn more in: The Multilingual Condition and EFL Paradigms in Moroccan Higher Education: Investigating L1 Perceptions and Practices Among Professors and Students in a Classroom Context

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The ability of a person to be able to communicate in two languages. Learn more in: Transparency in Language to Enhance Student Learning: Adaptation of TILT to the Indian Context

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A person's ability to use two languages indistinctly, whether native or acquired. Learn more in: Methodology for Developing a Usability Assessment Questionnaire in Spanish as a Bilingual Strategy for Software Improvement: A Validation Approach

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Using two languages. Learn more in: Implementation of Multilingual Education for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands and Kazakhstan

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The ability to speak and write in two languages. Learn more in: Language Loss: Implications for Latinx Cultural Identity

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The ability to speak in two languages; the constant oral use of two languages. In the classroom in Gwanda South, Zimbabwe, learners are seemingly denied full use of both English and Sesotho by being forced to use English whether they know it or not, in all school activities. Bilingual education should instead occur where both languages enjoy equal time in school instruction. Sotho children should because of little fluency in English be given instruction officially in Sesotho. Probably the best form of education in Gwanda South should be bilingual with complete and equal status on both languages. Learn more in: Revisiting the Effects of –isms in the Promotion, Development, and Revitalisation of Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe: The Position of Sesotho in Gwanda South, Zimbabwe

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It is defined as the ability to build understandable utterances in any of the languages known. Learn more in: Fostering Cultural Awareness for a Global Competence

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The ability to use two languages. Learn more in: Teaching Refugee and Immigrant Adults: Strategies and Resources to Respect and Develop the Languages They Speak

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Ability to fluently speak two languages. Learn more in: Learning English and Teaching Italian: The “Egos” of a Bilingual and Bicultural Soul

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Ability to speak two languages. Learn more in: Phonemic Awareness and Literacy Development in Young English Learners With Non-Alphabet-Based Home Language

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The use of two (or more) languages (or dialects) to communicate in everyday life. The different language modalities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing all need development in more than one language to achieve fuller bilingualism. Learn more in: Roadblocks to Bilingualism

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The ability to communicate in two (or more) languages. Learn more in: Bringing Back the L1 From Exile: Reconsidering the Role of L1 in Teaching and Assessing L2

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The ability to use two languages simultaneously, or the ability to become bilingual by learning a second language sometime after their first language. Learn more in: English-Medium Instruction for the Tertiary Level in a Multilingual and Multicultural Context

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The status of the speakers of two languages, determined based on when languages are learnt in relation to each other, degree of competence in each language, proficiency in the second language or whether the languages are acquired naturally or are learnt. Learn more in: Literacy Development in Vernacular Speakers: Phonological Awareness

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A phenomenon of speaking and understanding two or more languages. The term does not imply an equal level of fluency in both languages. Learn more in: Foreign Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, and Biculturalism: A New Theoretical Avenue for Organizational Research

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Ability of individuals to express themselves fluently in two languages. Learn more in: The Adventure of Raising Kids in Spanish and English as Non-Native Anglophone Families in Spain: Parents' Perceptions Before and During the Process

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The phenomenon of speakers being able to speak and understand two languages. Learn more in: Language Shift and Maintenance in Uttarakhand, a Hilly State of India

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(or multilingualism) is the phenomenon of speaking and understanding two or more languages. Learn more in: Bilingualism in Early Childhood

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The ability to understand and speak more than one language (also referred to as multilingualism). Learn more in: Using Materials in Refugee and Immigrant Adults' Heritage Languages in Instruction: Challenges and Guidance for Teachers and Tutors