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Clarissa Cruz

Professor Martin

English 1102-166

18 April 2017

Bilingualism with a Hint of Monolingualism

Bialystok, Ellen. "The Bilingual Adaptation: How Minds Accommodate

Experience." Psychological Bulletin, vol. 143, no. 3, Mar. 2017, pp. 233-262.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/bul0000099. Bailystok explains how our cognitive process has

a connection with the bilingualism that is happening in a persons surroundings. The

study uses childrens experiences and their cognitive reliance with their experiences and

how that can lead to behavioral shifts when they are older. Also, on the end of the article

they explain their prediction for future research in bilingualism and its connection to

cognitive process.

Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua, et al. "Conceptualizing Psychological Processes in Response to

Globalization: Components, Antecedents, and Consequences of Global

Orientations." Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, vol. 110, no. 2, Feb. 2016, pp.

302-331. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/a0039647. Chen shows us that globalization is taking

over, from the media to economy people are willing to let go of their individualities. In

one of the studies, globalization to people is a practical thought, but for those who are

having a defensive reaction they favor the ethnic and non-globalizing way of the world as

a reply to globalization. Within the study, multilingualism promoted productivity and

focus while monoligualism did the opposite by stimulating stress and inattentiveness

through traditional means.

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Lee, Jamie Shinhee. "English on Korean Television." World Englishes, vol. 33, no. 1, Mar. 2014,

pp. 33-49. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/weng.12052. After observing a monolingual country

like Korea, Lee explains how entertainers use humor as a way to destress the emphasis of

the importance of the English language; where it is place that looks up to those who

speak fluently. This study argues that the use of English is a feared language among

Koreans, but through the use of humor people are more accepting of its use and thus

moves Korea as a globalizing country. Also, the study showed that the use of English in

Korean TV increased the division between bilinguals and monolinguals because there is

still fear in society.

Niranjana, Tejaswini. "Editorial Introduction: Challenges for Bilingual Education in the Age of

Globalization." Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2015, p. 252.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/14649373.2015.1037081. Nirajana explores the concerns of

what could happen if second language instructions are taken out of universities around

Asian countries and only cater to its first language. For example, in China, it would be

Mandarin as the first language and Cantonese as the second language would disappear

from the universitys instructions. These worrisome ideas would lead to nationalization

rather than globalization and the disappearance of English as a secondary language in

Asian countries.

Slavkov, Nikolay. "In Search of the Right Questions: Language Background Profiling at Ontario

Public Schools." Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 19, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp.

22-45. EBSCOhost, cod.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=a9h&AN=118511708&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Slavkov explains the

struggles of being monolingual in the growing global setting through a study that
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compared two kids, one being bilingual and the other being monolingual. People in this

article see being bilingual or multilingual as a necessity and is somewhat of a standard.

This article also reviled a study about language profiling in public schools and it showed

that schools do know that there is bilingualism in the schools, but they are not prepared

for this growing bilingualism.

Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey. Living Languages: Multilingualism across the Lifespan. Westport,

CT: Praeger, 2008. Print. This book opens our eyes to the positivity of multilingualism

such as interaction with multiple cultures. It also explains why openness to other

languages can be essential to other opportunities and that a second language in this day

and age is not uncommon. This book also explains some academic questions can be

helpful to those who are learning a new language and the several aspects that comes with

learning a new language whether it is from birth or adulthood.

Warriner, Doris S. "Here, without English, You Are Dead: Ideologies of Language and

Discourses of Neoliberalism in Adult English Language Learning." Journal of

Multilingual & Multicultural Development, vol. 37, no. 5, July 2016, pp. 495-508.

EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/01434632.2015.1071827. This journal was about the different

viewpoints how languages works and how students who speak multiple languages can

adapt and advance than a monolingual peer. The first part of this journal talked about how

the surrounding of a person can influence that way they speak and even develop a new

language with everyday living. With this they also brought up that the evolving language

can help the younger generation and strengthen their personalities and beliefs with their

own thinking and voice.