Name:- Dave Mayuri P.

M.A. Sem-3

Roll no- 13

Paper no:- 12 English Language Teaching-1 (ELT)

Topic name:- WHAT IS BILINGUALISM?Submitted By:- Department of English M.K.B.U

What is Bilingualism?

Bilingualism refers to the Phenomenon of Competence and communication in two language.

A Bilingualism individual is someone who has the ability to communicate in two language alternately.

A Bilingual society is one in which two language are used for Communication.

Bilingual abilities involving two languages, individuals may also

‘Bidialectal’ or ‘Biscriptural’ Abilities within one language.

What is Bidialectal? Bidialectalism refer to phenomenon where by someone can

communicate in more than two dialects of the same language.

E.g. Gujarati language has got several dialects. Like, Kathiyavadi, Mahesani, and Amdavadi for a Gujarati

speaker. What is Biscriptural? Biscriptural competence is the ability to read more than

one of the same language. E.g. The Gujarati language can be written in there are three

in the new simplified script and Traditional Complex script. A final definitional issue concerns the relationship between

Bilingualism and Multilingualism.

Multilingualism Multilingualism based on various combinations of Bilingual Competencies.

For E.g. Individuals in a Multilingual

society could be Bilingual in the Dominant and another non-Dominant language.

What is Non –Dominant Language? The non-dominant language may very

for individuals. Multilingual India the three language

formula, The Regional language and other

Mother tongue. Hindi or another Indian language. English- English as European language.

The Bilingual individual is now recognized as ‘The ultimate locus of contact’ and accepted as one of the agents of language change arising from contact situation.

Bilingual Education:- The Bilingual education using both languages

are media of Instruction and/or having Bilingualism as a goal of Education.

There are two Models are Bilingual Education:-

1. Additive Bilingualism. 2. Subtractive Bilingualism.

Additive Bilingualism:- If becoming Bilingual helps learners to

develop Positive attitudes to their native languages and themselves, the phenomenon is called

“Additive Bilingualism.”

Subtractive Bilingualism:- If they develop negative attitudes

towards their own languages in the process of becoming Bilingual, then it is called

“Subtractive Bilingualism”

There are three types of Bilingual memory systems:-

1). Coexistent Bilingualism. 2). Merged Bilingualism. 3). Subordinative Bilingualism. Bilingualism video

Bilingualism_HIGH.mp4

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