Multilingualism in the Classroom. Elsm 105

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1. MULTILINGUALISM IN THE
CLASSROOM

2. Objectives
a.Define Multilingualism and multilingual
class
b.Differentiate the language1 and language2
c.Understand the benefits of Multilingualism
in the classroom
d.Realize the importance of language
acquisiton

3. Vivian James Cook
(Born 13 June 1940) is Emeritus Professor of
Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University in the
United Kingdom. He renowned for hiswork on
second-language acquisition and second-language
teaching, and for writing successful textbooks
and popular books about linguistics.
Since 1992, he argued that most multilingual
speakers fall somewhere between minimal and
maximal definitions. Cook calls these people multi-
competent.MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM

4. .MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM
●A multilingual classroom is a classroom
with learners having more than one
language.
●Multilingual class is where the
learners speak a variety of first
languages.

5. If the teacher supports multilingualism in the practice, this
will lead to positive effects on the academic performance of
their students. It will also lead to a better social and
emotional well-being. This can be done passively (when one
allows students to use their native tongue) or actively by
implementing multilingual practices in the process of
teaching.
Also, we know that when kids understand what they hear
and read, then they will be actually able to learn.

7. SOCIO CULTURAL
•Understanding of other world cultures.
• Increased empathy development.
• Enhanced connections to heritage cultures
•Promotes global awareness, reduced discrimination,
improved self-esteem, and stronger cross-group
relationships.
ECONOMIC
•Greater job opportunities in multiple public and private
sectors.
•Greater business opportunities.
•Raises occupational status and earning potential.
•Language skills are in high demand for employment
BENEFITS OF MULTILGUALISM IN THE CLASSROOM

8. COGNITIVE
•Executive function
1. Attentional control
2. Task switching (mental flexibility)
•May delay the onset of age-related cognitive
decline and the onset illnesses such as
Alzheimer’s disease
•Increased intellectual flexibility
EDUCATIONAL
•Leads to increased levels of creativity
•Promotes higher levels of abstract thought and
reasoning.
•Improved learning outcomes in various
subjects.

9. .LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
●is the process by which humans acquire the
capacity to perceive and comprehend language
(in other words, gain the ability to be aware of
language and to understand it), as well as to
produce and usewords and sentences to
communicate.
●Language acquisition involves structures,
rules and representation. The capacity to
use language successfull yrequires one to
acquire a range of tools including
phonology,morphology, syntax, semantics, and
an extensive vocabulary.

10. Thank you for listening...
References:
https://languagedrops.com/blog/multilingualism-in-the-
classroom
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