Benefits of bilingualism

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Benefits of bilingualism can be

• social

• cognitive

• health related

• economic

Bilingual people have denser gray matter.

• true

• false

Bilingual people live longer.

• true

• false

Bilingual people often perform better on tasks that require conflict management, as they are better than monolinguals in ignoring _______ information.

The ability to explore a culture through its native tongue or talking to someone with whom you might otherwise never be able to communicate is a/an _______ benefit of bilingualism.

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Metalinguistic awareness is

• the ability to reflect upon language, and to evaluate it.

• the awareness of knowing two or more languages.

• the ability to talk about, analyse, and think about language independent of the concrete meaning of each word.

TRUE OR FALSE

Bilingualism affects brain development from infancy.

• True

• False

Bilingual children have stronger and more _______ cognitive abilities.

• relaxed

• competitive

• flexible

Handling multi-tasking skills is often considered part of the brain’s so-called _______ function.

• memory

• executive

TRUE OR FALSE

Being bilingual was always considered as having positive effects on learning.

• True

• False