2010), given that
bilingualism also promotes cognitive reserve, i.e.
Bilingualism fosters analogical reasoning and problem solving, concept formation and deeper processing.
This paper has taken a close look at bimodal
bilingualism, which prevails in Yolnu communities.
She added, however, that "there are still advantages to be found from late
bilingualism."
The B and B Commission is among the most influential of Canada's royal commissions, as evidenced by its policy impacts and the ways in which its discourses around
bilingualism and multiculturalism have become part of the national self-conception and governing framework.
Advantages of
Bilingualism. Researchers who advocate learning a foreign language suggest
bilingualism enhances cognitive ability (Bialystok, Craik, & Freedman, 2007).
Bangor University's Centre for
Bilingualism in Research and Practice has been a springboard for extending expertise in this area to other bilingual communities.
All this to say that one should look before he leaps and do not try to put the blame on
bilingualism when there is no blame.
"Previous studies have established that
bilingualism has a beneficial effect on cognitive development in children," explains lead study author, Dr.