Summary Of My Two Minds By Catherine De Lange
READING RESPONSE
In the article “My Two Minds”, Catherine De Lange details the differences between bilingualism and monolinguals. It was believed that starting back in the 19th century, bilingualism would confuse the capability of a child to fully understand either language properly. Later studies then shown that people who were bilingual may not have as a diverse vocabulary, but the overall cognitive ability to speak another language did not hinder the overall development. Using a technique to be able to watch infants brain development with brain imaging, researchers were able to tell if there was a difference between bilingual and monolingual babies. With the monolingual babies, it was discovered that around the age of one, they were unable
In the article “My Two Minds”, Catherine De Lange details the differences between bilingualism and monolinguals. It was believed that starting back in the 19th century, bilingualism would confuse the capability of a child to fully understand either language properly. Later studies then shown that people who were bilingual may not have as a diverse vocabulary, but the overall cognitive ability to speak another language did not hinder the overall development. Using a technique to be able to watch infants brain development with brain imaging, researchers were able to tell if there was a difference between bilingual and monolingual babies. With the monolingual babies, it was discovered that around the age of one, they were unable