Planckaert Niels, Duyck Wouter, Woumans Evy
Department of Translation, Interpreting, and Communication, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 16;14:1191816. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1191816. eCollection 2023.
Several studies have pointed to beneficial effects of bilingualism on executive functioning. However, observations of these beneficial effects have at times proven difficult to reproduce. Moreover, findings of studies on cognitive effects of bilingualism have been contested altogether. These contradictory outcomes leave the research field of bilingualism at unease. In the present review article, we aim to give a systematic overview of previous research on bilingual advantages in inhibition and switching in children up to the age of 12. Particular attention is paid to the experimental tasks that have been applied and the persistence of possible effects throughout critical and post-critical periods for cognitive development in children. In doing so, the review gives an insight in both the validity and robustness of possible domain-general cognitive effects of bilingualism in children. Terminological issues are also discussed.
多项研究指出了双语对执行功能的有益影响。然而,这些有益影响的观察结果有时难以重现。此外,关于双语认知影响的研究结果也受到了质疑。这些相互矛盾的结果让双语研究领域感到不安。在本综述文章中,我们旨在对以往关于12岁以下儿童在抑制和转换方面的双语优势的研究进行系统概述。特别关注所应用的实验任务以及在儿童认知发展的关键期和关键期后可能影响的持续性。通过这样做,本综述深入了解了双语对儿童可能产生的领域一般性认知影响的有效性和稳健性。还讨论了术语问题。