Bilingualism David Bocach Overview Societal viewpoint of bilingualism

Bilingualism David Bocach

Overview ❏ Societal viewpoint of bilingualism and defining it ❏ Economic effects of bilingualism and history surrounding it ❏ Neurological effects of bilingualism

Definition and Identification ❏ Definition ❏ Social and cultural components ❏ Abroad and foreign immersion experience

Bilingual Perspective Within Society ❏ Often sense of shame or pressure to assimilate ❏ Hostility and tensions can arise when surrounded or confronted with a monolinguistic or dominant society ❏ Possible loss of connections with ancestral

Economics: Advantage or Disadvantage ❏ Not all languages and speakers are valued equally ❏ Minority bilingual versus majority bilingual ❏ Minority language versus popular secondary language

Burden of Bilingualism ❏ Economic burden of learning and teaching a secondary language ❏ Driving factors as to who has to learn the secondary language ❏ Decisions of what languages to fund and pursue

Historical Example and Context of Québec ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Originally Francophone colony conquered anglicized Time of military conquest and regime forcing assimilation Recognition of French language, roots, and culture Hostility and resentment between the two Push for sovereignty and Québecois rights Retainment of culture and language Comparison to other bilinguals and monolinguals in Canada

Neurological Effects ❏ Neural pathways and connections ❏ Link to Alzheimer’s and dementia ❏ Cognitive control and aphasia

Bilingual Upbringing ❏ Age of introduction to foreign languages and retention and acquisition ❏ Fossilization of the brain and linguistic centers ❏ Dispel confusion of raising a child in two languages

Future of Language ❏ Estimated that more than half of the world’s population is bilingual ❏ Funding and enthusiasm of learning a second language is being depleted ❏ Emerging new markets and industry drive foreign businesses, economy, and linguistic dominance ❏ Cultural appreciation, acceptance, and tolerance

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