Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, U-1020, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 850 Bolton Road, U-1085, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2020 Apr;32:124-128. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.06.038. Epub 2019 Aug 2.
Globalization has made interactions between individuals from different cultures and languages unavoidable. Therefore, questions concerning bilingualism have become increasingly important within the scholarly community. In this paper, we review this emerging research using a socio-ecological approach. We first present evidence that demonstrates how learning two languages is dependent upon the socio-ecologies of individuals. Second, we review studies that show how bilingualism promotes a myriad of positive social advantages. Then we discuss how the positive effects of bilingualism has affected the socio-ecologies of the individuals. Our discussion sheds light on the challenges that caregivers, educators, scientists, and policy makers face to promote bilingualism in today's globalized world. WC=106/150.
全球化使得来自不同文化和语言的个人之间的互动不可避免。因此，双语问题在学术界变得越来越重要。在本文中，我们使用社会生态学方法来回顾这一新兴研究。我们首先提出证据表明学习两种语言取决于个人的社会生态环境。其次，我们回顾了研究表明双语如何促进许多积极的社会优势。然后，我们讨论了双语的积极影响如何影响个人的社会生态。我们的讨论揭示了照顾者、教育者、科学家和政策制定者在当今全球化世界中促进双语的所面临的挑战。WC=106/150。
