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Introduction  \nOn 19 and 20 April 2011, Cambridge International Examinations hosted a symposium on bilingual education. Delegates were invited to present and discuss papers on key questions. The following is a summary of the presentations. The full papers can be viewed at:  \n[http://training.cie.org.uk/courses/course/view.php?id=924](http://training.cie.org.uk/courses/course/view.php?id=924)  \n2. Why bilingualism?  \nKey points from David Marsh’s paper  \nThe benefits of bilingualism: insights from the neurosciences  \nOverview  \n􀂃 Scientific reporting on languages and the brain is rapidly expanding.  \n􀂃 Neuro-circuitry of the bilingual mind offers the potential for cognitive advantage.  \nCognitive flexibility (capacity to think and to adapt thinking)  \n􀂃 The bilingual mind has the potential to look at things from different perspectives.  \n􀂃 Bilinguals have multi-competences - the extra capacity which may emerge as a result of knowing more than one language.  \n􀂃 Bilinguals have enhanced skills in searching for structure and seeing patterns when handling perceptual tasks  \n􀂃 Enhanced cognitive flexibility may be relevant to emerging competences for the Information Age, such as navigating information and looking at issues from different perspectives  \nProblem solving  \n􀂃 Bilinguals tend to be better at problem-solving which is cognitively demanding, including:  \no Abstract thinking  \no Creative hypothesis formulation  \no Higher concept formation skills  \no Separating types and significance of information  \no Multi-tasking capabilities.  \n􀂃 Bilinguals tend to have superior executive function: they control attention, determine planning and categorising, and inhibit inappropriate responding.  \nLearning in general  \n􀂃 Bilingual classes can achieve better results than monolingual classes, not only in language, but also in their other subjects.  \n􀂃 Bilinguals may have enhanced memory functioning.  \n􀂃 Even low levels of ability in the second language are related to metalinguistic advantages. Interpersonal competences  \n􀂃 Bilingualism helps to nurture communication awareness and skills, including:  \no Contextual sensitivity  \no Interactional competence in communication  \no Abilities in differentiating languages in contextually sensitive ways.  \nLanguage awareness  \n􀂃 Bilinguals show greater flexibility in adapting to new linguistic systems and greater awareness of language patterns.  \nDecline of cognitive processes as a person ages  \n􀂃 Changes in the executive function and working memory resulting from knowledge of more than one language may slow down the decline of cognitive processes as a person ages.  \nDavid Marsh has worked on multilingualism and bilingual education since the 1980s in different parts of the world. He coordinated the European team which launched the concept Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as a Europe-wide educational initiative in 1994.  \n3. How do children become bilingual?  \nKey points from Dora Alexopoulou and Napoleon Katsos’ paper Different patterns of L2 learning: language, cognition and education  \nOverview  \n􀂃 Speaking more than one language in not uncommon. Some surveys suggest up to two thirds of children worldwide are currently raised with two or more languages.  \n􀂃 However, the circumstances under which the second language(s) is learned can vary dramatically, and is important in determining the cognitive and linguistic profile of the learner.  \nTypes of bilingual learners  \n􀂃 Individual differences in the amount of input received in each language, the type of input (formal education or naturalistic), motivation, cognitive profile and other factors contribute towards creating a unique experience of bilingualism for each learner.  \n􀂃 Three categories of bilingual learner  \no Simultaneous learners: those exposed to two languages from birth or from a very early age (typically befor","cbCaitKQtSum7sLG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitKQtSum7sLG","pdf",125640,12,"English","# 1. Introduction\n# 2. Why bilingualism?\n## Key points from David Marsh’s paper\n# 3. 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