APSY-UE 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Object Permanence, Key Stage, Egocentrism

• School: New York University
• Department: Applied Psychology
• Course: APSY-UE 20
• Professor: Adina R Schick

Document Summary

Bilingualism: being competent in more than one language. Balanced bilingual: relatively equal skills in both languages. Unbalanced bilingual: more dominant in one language. Receptive: can understand second language but have difficulty speaking it/producing it (hearing, reading) Productive: can speak and understand the language (can read, write, hear, and speak the language) Additive vs. subtractive (relation b/w the languages) Additive: when you learn one language in addition to the second language. Usually where another language is an asset (like in canada, where children need to know french and english for school) Subtractive: when you replace one language with another. Lose skills in the first language, as you acquire skills from the second. The second one essentially takes over (typically happens to immigrants, particularly in low income households) Early: those who acquire two languages during their childhood. Simultaneous (birth to 3 years): learn at the same time.