Suppose you are testing children who are monolingual English ...

[mikaylakyoung]

Suppose you are testing children who are monolingual English speakers and children who are fluent in both English and Spanish. Assuming that their other characteristics are similar, you are likely to find that
 
  a. the monolinguals are more polite than the bilinguals.
  b. the bilinguals are more aware of situations in which a listener might require additional information.
  c. the monolinguals are better at following your instructions.
  d. the two groups are similar in their pragmatic and syntactic skills, but not in their metalinguistic skills.

Question 2

The early research and theory on bilingualism
 
  a. were remarkably sophisticated in terms of manipulating the appropriate variables.
  b. were not valid, because the bilinguals had actually received a greater amount of formal language training.
  c. actually measured short-term memory in monolinguals and working memory in bilinguals.
  d. argued that bilingualism produced a cognitive deficit.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d

[mikaylakyoung]

Excellent

[connor417]

Gracias!