What is Bilingualism

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 ).

Ability to use two languages and communicate effectively through them.

The capacity to use and be fluent in two languages.

The ability of a person to be able to communicate in two languages.

A person's ability to use two languages indistinctly, whether native or acquired.

Using two languages.

The ability to speak and write in two languages.

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.

It is defined as the ability to build understandable utterances in any of the languages known.

The ability to use two languages.

The ability to use two languages.

Ability to fluently speak two languages.

Ability to speak two languages.

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.

The ability to communicate in two (or more) languages.

The ability to use two languages simultaneously, or the ability to become bilingual by learning a second language sometime after their first language.

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.

A phenomenon of speaking and understanding two or more languages. The term does not imply an equal level of fluency in both languages.

Ability of individuals to express themselves fluently in two languages.

The phenomenon of speakers being able to speak and understand two languages.

(or multilingualism) is the phenomenon of speaking and understanding two or more languages.

The ability to understand and speak more than one language (also referred to as multilingualism).