Foreign Language-Medium Instruction and Bilingualism- The Analysis of a Myth

Bilal Kirkici ()
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Bilal Kirkici: Middle East Technical University

Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 2004, vol. 4, issue 2, 109-122

Abstract: The present study discusses the potential effects of learning and using more than one language (i.e., bilingualism) on the bilingual child in relation to the prevailing discussion on foreign language-medium instruction in Turkey. It is shown that, in contrast to popular beliefs in the society and findings obtained in the early stages of the 20th century, bilingualism does not appear to be an obstacle to the bilingual child, but may act as a facilitating trait in many respects, including the bilingual child’s cognitive and linguistic development.

Keywords: Bilingualism; Language Acquisition; Foreign Language Education; Education in a Foreign Language. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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