Bilingualism and Cognitive Development Quiz

According to the Common Underlying Proficiency Theory, how are L1 and L2 related?

• They are independent of each other

• They have no relation

• They operate through different cultural processing systems

• They are interdependent

What is the Monitor Hypothesis related to in language learning?

• The storage retrieval of information in the brain

• The acquisition of L2 by connecting it to prior knowledge

• The correction of L2 to the model of native speakers

• The development of L1

What is the Threshold Theory related to in bilingualism?

• The further the child moves to balanced bilingualism, the more likely cognitive abilities decrease

• The further the child moves to balanced bilingualism, the more likely cognitive disadvantages exist

• The further the child moves to balanced bilingualism, the more likely cognitive advantages exist

• The further the child moves to balanced bilingualism, the less likely cognitive advantages exist

What is the difference between code switching and language mixing?

• Code switching happens in someone who has not mastered L1 and L2, while language mixing happens in someone who has mastered both languages

• Code switching happens at phrase level, while language mixing happens at word level

• Code switching is related to cognitive advantages, while language mixing is related to cognitive disadvantages

• Code switching is an art form, while language mixing is a natural process

What is the Comprehensible Input Hypothesis related to in language acquisition?

• Increasing knowledge of L2 by just hearing a stream of L2 sounds and words

• Storing and retrieving information in the brain

• Acquiring L2 by connecting it to prior knowledge/known concepts

• Correcting oneself to the model of native speakers of L2

What is the phenomenon of borrowing related to in bilingualism?

• Acquiring L2 by connecting it to prior knowledge/known concepts

• Transferring skills from L1 to the development of L2

• Switching languages at word level

• Switching languages at phrase level

What is the Prefrontal cortex related to in the brain?

• The correction of L2 to the model of native speakers

• Gray-matter volume in bilinguals vs. monolinguals

• Storage retrieval & information in the brain

• The development of L1

What is the Left hemisphere related to in the brain?

• Gray-matter volume in bilinguals vs. monolinguals

• Storage retrieval & information in the brain

• The development of L1

• The correction of L2 to the model of native speakers

What is the Right hemisphere related to in the brain?

• The development of L1

• Storage retrieval & information in the brain

• Gray-matter volume in bilinguals vs. monolinguals

• The correction of L2 to the model of native speakers

What is the Parietal cortex related to in the brain?

• The correction of L2 to the model of native speakers

• Gray-matter volume in bilinguals vs. monolinguals

• Storage retrieval & information in the brain

• The development of L1