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What is Language Barrier

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  There are certain types of language barrier: 1. When someone doesn't understand a certain language well and is trying to talk to someone who understands it perfectly, we say that there is a language barrier in proficiency. 2. The technical language barrier describes the situation when a gap in technical knwledge prevents 2 or more people from efficiently communicating with one another.  3. Cultural barrier means that some things may seem completely normal to people from one culture, and absolutely strange or even bizzare to people from a different culture.  4. Some language barrier problems are created by physical impediments, such as hearing loss or stuttering. It is called physical barrier. It is possible to oversome the barrier but it is usually a serious challenge, even if it will take you long . Here are some tips that you need to follow: 1. Improve your proficiency with targeted practice. You can communicate with speakers of your target language, but if ...

Benefits of Bilingualism

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  For many people it's a dream to speak a foreign language. For children, whose parents have relocated to another country, it’s a necessity. Bilingual education refers to the practice of teaching school subjects in 2 different languages. It is important because it leads to bilingualism, the phenomenon of speaking and understanding two languages: the mother tongue (L1) and a second language (L2). To capture the benefits of being bilingual, students and educators alike have to deal with a number of challenges that make bilingual education program models more difficult to implement than their monolingual equivalents. Pro: enhanced mental skills. Research indicates that people who speak two or more languages significantly outperform monolinguals in certain mental tasks, such as maintaining focus on important information. This benefit of bilingualism has been measured in both children and adults, and it debunks the myth that bilingualism hinders cognitive development by “confusing” the ...