Bilingualism
Bilingualism is the use of two or more languages (or dialects) in everyday life
the
majority of bilinguals do not have equal fluency in their languages, many have
an accent in at least one of their languages, and many acquired their other
language(s) when they were adolescents or adults. As we will see, bilinguals
use their languages for different purposes, in different domains of life, to
accomplish different things. Their level of fluency in a language depends on
their need for that language. ( Grosjean, F.2013,p.7)
Biculturals
can be characterized in the following way (Grosjean, 2008; see also Nguyen and
Benet-Martinez, 2007): 1. They take part, to varying degrees, in the life of
two or more cultures. 2. They adapt, in part at least, their attitudes,
behaviors, values, languages, etc. to these cultures. 3. They combine and blend
aspects of the cultures involved. Some of these come from one or the other
culture(s) whereas others are blends of the cultures. Hence, some aspects of
the bicultural are adaptable and controllable (this allows the bicultural to
adapt to the context and situation) but other aspects are more static; they are
blends of the cultures and cannot be adapted as easily
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