Abstract
This article will focus on the comparative study of the influence of media and technology on rural and urban children to be bilingual and multilingual. The study will also shed light on the importance of bilingualism and multilingualism. TV and YouTube are taken into account as tools of media and technology for implicit language learning. Children of 8-12 years are considered as samples of language learners. Data have been collected from a primary source through a questionnaire and interviews. The result of the research shows that there is a significant impact of watching different kinds of TV/YouTube programs (cartoons, movies, serials, reality shows) which are presented in foreign languages on children to be bilingual and multilingual though the results of the rural and urban area are significantly different. In the study, the researchers have found that children living in municipal area are more bilingual and multilingual compared to children living in rustic area.
Highlights
In the age of science and technology, it is not always possible to keep children outside the touch of media and technology due to its vast use in everyday life
What children do in their leisure time and how the facilities of media and technology are in both urban and rural areas should be examined for getting full-fledged evidence of the influence of media and technology that are undoubtedly important for children’s bilingualism and multilingualism
2.2.Research Questions This study aims to find out the influence of media and technology like YouTube/Television on children to be bilingualism or multilingualism
Summary
In the age of science and technology, it is not always possible to keep children outside the touch of media and technology due to its vast use in everyday life. What children do in their leisure time and how the facilities of media and technology are in both urban and rural areas should be examined for getting full-fledged evidence of the influence of media and technology (cartoons, movies, video clips, and so many things) that are undoubtedly important for children’s bilingualism and multilingualism. This comparative study aims at fulfilling the gap of the research regarding cartoons and media influence on language learning. How much impact do TV shows/cartoons have on rural and urban children to be bilingual or multilingual?
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