ADDITIVE BILINGUALISM

1. Additive bilingualism occurs when students develop proficiency in a second language while maintaining their first language.

• True
• False

1. Research has shown that bilingualism has no impact on cognitive or academic development.

• True
• False

Bilingual students typically develop greater metalinguistic awareness compared to monolingual students.

• True
• False

According to the threshold hypothesis, students must reach a certain level of proficiency in both languages to maximize cognitive and academic benefits.

• True
• False

If bilingual students fail to develop literacy in both languages, their academic progress may suffer.

• True
• False

1. The interdependence principle suggests that learning literacy in one language does not influence literacy development in another language.

• True
• False

1. Studies have shown that instructional time in a minority language negatively impacts students’ academic performance in the majority language.

• True
• False

Research supports the idea that literacy skills can transfer between languages, even when the languages are very different.

• True
• False

1. Bilingual programs always lead to academic success, regardless of instructional quality.

• True
• False

1. Bilingual programs always lead to academic success, regardless of instructional quality.

• True
• False