Bilingualism impact on intelligence and scholastic achievement

Abstract EN

-Bilingualism can refer to the ability to preserve linguistic skills, to a certain level, at two separate linguistic systems, in the four linguistic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

It is closely-connected to social, psychological, economic, and political factors.

The aim of this study is to answer the question whether mastering languages can have a kind of influence, whether positive or negative, on the intelligence and then on the scholastic achievement of bilingual students versus the intelligence and scholastic achievement of monolinguals.

Literature shows different levels of effects on the different aspects of intelligence.

Some studies are in favor of the bilingual approach, others prefer the monolingual approach, and some show no significant effect of learning languages on intelligence and performance.