[Psychology 3140F/G] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 65 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3140F/G
• Professor: Debra Jared

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There is different criteria for what is considered to be bilingual, studies will use these. It"s very rare that individuals have an equal and native-like proficiency in both languages different factors. How can we describe bilinguals: proficiency we can ask people to rate how proficient they are in each of their languages (ex. People may be stronger in receptive skills than in productive skills in their second language --> you could ask them to rate proficiency in four language skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It depends on the task, raters may use different criteria. Essay: language use bilinguals differ on the extent to which they use each of their languages in daily life. Some people might be very fluent in their first language, but not use it much in daily life. Strongly related to proficiency: context of acquisition and use bilinguals differ in the context in which they learn and use each language.