COGNITIVE, ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL BENEFITS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION

Аннотация

Bilingual education is an education which instructs students in two languages. It is designed to teach students in both their native language and a chosen second language in academic content and develop their proficiency in both languages equally. There were always many doubts about effectiveness of bilingual education. However, during the years, results of studies have been proving that it has several advantages in fact. This paper is devoted to discuss three major benefits of bilingual education: cognitive skills, better academic performance and cultural understanding. Key words:Bilingualism, executive abilities, cognitive control, higher academic performance, inarticulate, cultural awareness, adjustable.