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Download full textHakuta, Kenji – 1986
The idea that bilingualism causes cognitive damage to children is no longer held by researchers, but it lingers in popular belief. It is based on the assumption that language is central to cognitive development, which is not held by all theorists. Another theoretical issue is whether the mind is a limited-capacity container or can accommodate two…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Children
