Simultaneous Bilingual Child: A Language Acquisition Study

Abstract

This research paper is based on the researcher’s assumption that a bilingual child acquires languages simultaneously as influenced by some factors such as the child’s social environment. This includes the family, the media (particularly the television), and significant others (like relatives and friends). With the factors mentioned, this would result to the development of language and cognition. This paper attempts to (1) present the profile of the simultaneous bilingual child; (2) Identify the factors affecting the bilingual child’s acquisition of languages; and (3) Determine the implication of simultaneous bilingualism to the development of language and cognition.
 References
 Baker, C. Bilingual Education in Wales: Multilingual Matters. UK: Longdunn Press, 1993.
 Chipongian, L. The Cognitive Advantages of Balanced Bilingualism. Retrievedfrom: http://www.branconnection.com/topics, 2000.
 De Houwer, A. Two or More Languages in Early Childhood: Some General Pointsand Practical Recommendations. Avaialble: [On-line] http:// www.CALdigest.com, 1999.
 Genesee, F. Early Bilingual Development. Journals of Child Language. Vol.18, Issue1, pp.161-179. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
 Hakuta, K. Language and Cognition in Bilingual Children. Available: [On-line]http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/khakuta/research/publications.pdf, 1990.
 Harms, W. Research shows teacher and parent conversation important in childlanguage development. Available: [On-line] http://www-news.uchicago.edu, 2002.
 Mc Cartney. K. Effect of Quality Day Care Environment on Children’s Language Development.Developmental Psychology. Retrieved from: psychnet.apa.org,1984.
 Oller, D.K. & Eilers, R.E. Speech Identification in Spanish- and English Learning2-years-old. Journal of Speech, Langauge, & Hearing Research, 1983.
 Owens, R.E. Language Development An Introduction 4th Edition. New York: MacmillanPublishing Company, 1996.
 Saunders, G. Bilingual Children: From Birth to Teens. Philadelphia:ERIC, 1988.
 Romaine, S. Bilingualism (2nd ed.) London: Blackwell, 1995.
 Rosenberg, M. Raising Bilingual Children. Available: [Online] http://iteslj.org/Articles/Rosenberg-Bilingual.html, 1996.
 Rozycki, E. G & Goldfarb, M.F. The Educational Theory of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky(1896-1934) Retrieved from: http://www.newfoundations.com, 2000.
 Volterra, V. & Taeschner, T. The Acquisition and Development of Language by BilingualChildren. Journal of Child Language, 1978.