Process

25 January 2018

The main question I want to answer is what are the benefits of bilingualism or multilingualism? It's interesting for me because I am a multilingual person. I speak four languages. I want to research this question in depth and discover what is beneficial and what is not beneficial of being multilingual.

This question might be interesting for those who are monolingual and bilingual because they both might want to know the benefits as well or how they can learn more than one language.

  • It prevents or delays Alzheimer's
  • If you're bilingual you adapt to the new environment quickly
  • You memory will be stronger
  • You can travel easily
  • You are more likely to be smarter than monolinguals

Do people get confused between languages?

How do I learn different languages(e.g. online, in person...)?

I need to know what is the most effective way of learning a new language.

Is it hard to learn a new language when it is very different from what you speak?

USE THESE AS SEARCH TERMS!!!

My direct audience is my instructor and I expect she knows a lot about it already. I also want uninformed audience to read as I share my project on the web because they more likely don't know much about it.

local schools, speech therapist, the american department of edu, immigrant families, immigrant organizaton, issues of language(congress).


outline for annotated bibliography

Intro <p> to topic

Citation

summarize

discuss problem/gaps how it relates to my purpose

evaluate

explain with quote

Bhattacharjee, Y. (2012). Why bilinguals are smarter. New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2018, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?src=me&ref=general.

Diamond, Jared. "The Benefits of Multilingualism." Science, vol. 330, no. 6002, 15 Oct. 2010, pp. 332-333. EBSCOhost, doi:10.11261/science.1195067.

Kurtz, A. (2013). The hottest job skill is… CNN Money. Retrieved on January 30, 2018 from http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/30/news/economy/job-skills-foreign-language/.

Laget, A. (2015). How does your brain work when learning foreign languages? Wolfstone. Retrived on January 30, 2018 from http://www.wolfestone.co.uk/blog/brain-work-learning-foreign-languages/.

Ramirez, N. (2016). Why the baby brain can learn two languages at the same time. The Conversation. Retrieved on January 30, 2018 from https://theconversation.com/why-the-baby-brain-can-learn-two-languages-at-the-same-time-57470.

Hedges, C. (1991, January 05). Growing Up In 2 Languages. Retrieved February 04, 2018, from http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/06/education/growing-up-in-2-languages.html

Ouzia, J & Folke, T. (2018, January 19). There are also drawbacks to being bilingual. The Conversation. Retrieved February 07, 2018, from https://theconversation.com/there-are-also-drawbacks-to-being-bilingual-56726