Your textbook discusses a recent study, with bilingual Arab Israeli students who were enrolled at a university in Israel. The fluently bilingual researcher spoke to students in either Arabic or Hebrew. The results of this study showed that these student:
a. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their first language (Arabic), even though they were supposed to be bilingual.
b. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their second language (Hebrew), even though they were supposed to be bilingual.
c. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Hebrew.
d. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Arabic.
Question 2
Which of the following students' statements is the best summary of the research on bilingualism?
a. Nils: Bilinguals have an advantage over monolinguals in their syntax, but not in their basic understanding of language.
b. Joe: Bilinguals have advantages over monolinguals in many areas, such as metalinguistics and performance on cognitive tasks; they have slight disadvantages in a few areas.
c. Jorge: Bilinguals have an advantage over monolinguals in terms of social skills concerned with language; however, when we look at proficiency in their first language, monolinguals have a better command of syntax.
d. Tanya: So far, no major differences between monolinguals and bilinguals have been detected.
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