This presentation refers to English Language Teaching.

1. English Language Teaching
 Parmar Dipali K.
 Roll No: 24
 Topic: Bilingualism
 Unit: 2 “The Nature of Second Language
Acquisition and Learning”
 M.A. Sem. 3
 Batch: 2015-’17
 Email Id: dipaliparmar247@gmail.com
 Department Of English (M.K.B.U.)

2. Bilingualism

3. Definition
 We found three type of people among us:
1. Monolingual
2. Bilingual &
3. Multi-lingual
 Bilingualism refers to the phenomenon of competence and
communication in two languages.
 Bilingual person has an ability to communicate in two languages
alternately.

4. Being Bilingual

5. Some Misconceptions:
 A real bilingual knows both languages perfectly.
 Bilinguals should be able to translate on the spot, if
they can’t they are not real bilinguals.
 Bilingualism is an exception.
 Mixing languages is a sign of fake bilingualism and is
used to show off.
 You can only become bilingual if you start when you
are a child.
 If you have an accent you are not a real bilingual.

6. Benefit of being Bilingual:
1. Access to a larger world
2. Better ability to focus
3. Intellectual Gymnastic
4. Better at multitasking
5. Linguistic facilities
6. Deep understanding of the concept of “language”
7. More job opportunities
8. Travel

7. Advantage

8. Reference
 https://youtu.be/ABcNewF69Nw
 https://youtu.be/U2pSp6mOlqw
 http://thebilingualadvantage.com/what-is-bilingualism-2/