Languages Of Bilingual Children

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Languages are the way of communication between the members of one society or among different societies. Using a language is preferable in order to convey the person's messages, ideas and opinions and even expressing feelings and emotions clearly and meaningfully. It is a well-known fact that children acquire the mother tongue language in their early age by imitating adults who are using the language around them. Therefore, children use the language and produce it fluently without knowing the grammar and the correct structure.

Children start to use the language randomly at the age of (18) months and gradually develop their ability to acquire the language till they reach the age of eight or nine when language is used professionally.
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They learn how to adopt the suitable language according to the situation they deal with. Children aren't more spontaneous than adults and are not afraid of using languages since they aren't concerned about the feedback from the people around them whether it is positive or negative. Many studies usually describe bilingual children as clever and creative ones. However, a lot of researchers found that creativity isn't only about natural gifts or??? they were born with special talents to help them learning a second language. In fact, these researches prove that practicing these talents as much as possible make those children quite fluent in their new language.

In addition, school aged children can't get the new language as easy as the pre-children. They have to make an extra effort in order to understand the semantics, syntax and the rest of the linguistics branches. Beside they need to practice it among a community that forces them to use it such as schools. Participating in social practices using a second language makes children improve their way of expressing their ideas and emotions, enhance their communication skills and improve their techniques in solving
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It works creatively with children of early ages between 2 - 4 years old. They can learn how to pronounce the words effectively through songs, rhymes and chants that children usually enjoy performing. With older children, oral art is more related to language development. Listening to stories or plays makes the children memorize the roles and understand the details. By acting the roles themselves, children are led to better understanding and better use of the language. Children use plays and stories by watching, listening and

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