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1. Question 1 of 7

   1. Question

   Who has the most influence on how a child ends up speaking?

   • a. Parents/direct caretakers
   • b. Extended family
   • c. Teachers
   • d. Peers
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   Yes, you’re absolutely right! A child’s peers, including siblings of similar age and classmates, have the most influence on the way they end up speaking, including their pronunciation and word choice.

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   While all of these groups have some influence on the way a child speaks, the group with the most influence on how a child ends up speaking are d. Peers. This is why children end up with the same accent as and using the same terminology as their same-aged peers in their community (including siblings of similar age and classmates.)
2. Question 2 of 7

   2. Question

   Children need at least how many hours per week of exposure to/immersion in their less-spoken language in order to be fluent?

   • a. 5 hours
   • b. 10 hours
   • c. 20 hours
   • d. 30 hours
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   Yes, you’ve hit the nail on the head – to get as close as possible to native-like fluency, children need roughly 20 hours per week or more of exposure to/immersion in their less-spoken language. (Of course, gaining basic conversational skills would need fewer hours per week than total fluency!)

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   The answer is at least 20 hours of exposure. Perhaps that seems like a lot, due to the popular idea that children pick up languages quickly and easily, like a sponge. Although that may be true to a certain extent (in the sense that children pick up languages easier than adults) children actually need a lot of consistent language exposure over time in order to gain and maintain near native-like fluency. That is why it’s important to create a bilingual language plan and stick to it. (Of course, gaining basic conversational skills would need fewer hours per week than total fluency!)
3. Question 3 of 7

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   Which of these statements best summarizes the relationship between bilingualism and speech or language delays? (3 of these statements are false, and one is true.)

   • a. Being exposed to more than one language is a moderate-to-significant risk factor for children to develop speech or language delays.
   • b. Usually, bilingual children start speaking later than their monolingual peers in early childhood, but they catch up by later childhood.
   • c. Bilingualism does not cause speech/language disorders, but if a child happens to have a speech/language disorder anyway, being exposed to more than one language will exacerbate it and make the speech/language disorder worse.
   • d. On average, bilingual children learn language on the same timetable as their monolingual peers. Bilingualism does not cause speech or language delays or disorders. Also, bilingualism does not worsen such issues if the child already has them.
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   Yes, you’re right, this is what the current best evidence shows us!

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   No – this is a myth based on outdated, debunked research. The answer is d. On average, bilingual children learn language on the same timetable as their monolingual peers. Bilingualism does not cause speech or language delays or disorders. Also, bilingualism does not worsen such issues if the child already has them.
4. Question 4 of 7

   4. Question

   Which of these 4 tips is the most highly recommended by experts as the primary way of nurturing bilingualism in children under the age of five?

   • a. Try to repeat everything you say to the child in both the mainstream language and non-mainstream language.
   • b. Expose the child to lots of videos, TV shows and films in the non-mainstream language.
   • c. Use educational aids such as flash cards, language learning DVDs, and interactive language learning computer programs to teach the child the non-mainstream language.
   • d. Immerse the child in the non-mainstream language in real-life situations within a social context (such as speaking the language to the child at home) as often as possible.
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   Yes! While children can learn a minority language to some extent from all of these methods, children age 0-5 learn best through human interaction and real-life situations within a social context.

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   While children can learn a minority language to some extent from all of these methods, children age 0-5 learn best through human interaction and real-life situations, so the answer is d. Immerse the child in the non-mainstream language in real-life situations within a social context (such as speaking the language to the child at home) as often as possible.
5. Question 5 of 7

   5. Question

   Scenario: A toddler has only ever heard either one parent speaking English to him, or the other parent speaking his family’s heritage language to him. He’s never heard the languages mixed together, yet suddenly at age 3, he starts mixing the languages together when he speaks. What’s the most likely explanation and solution for this occurrence?

   • a. The child is demonstrating confusion between the two languages and therefore use of one of the languages should be discontinued.
   • b. The child is demonstrating confusion between the two languages, but kids usually outgrow such confusion, so there’s no need to discontinue either of the languages.
   • c. The explanation is laziness, as in, he doesn’t feel like expending the energy to speak one language by itself, so the parents should consistently remind him to speak only one of the languages at a time.
   • d. Mixing two languages together is a typical stage of bilingual language development which usually occurs between the ages of 2 and 4. The child is neither being lazy nor demonstrating confusion, but rather is going through an expected developmental phase which allows them work through and develop their linguistic competence in both languages.
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   Yes!

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   Nope, the correct answer is d.Mixing two languages together is a typical stage of bilingual language development which usually occurs between the ages of 2 and 4. The child is neither being lazy nor demonstrating confusion, but rather is going through an expected developmental phase which allows them work through and develop their linguistic competence in both languages.
6. Question 6 of 7

   6. Question

   After what life milestone does the ability to pick up and become fluent in a new language with a native-like accent most sharply decrease? After:

   • a. Kindergarten
   • b. Puberty
   • c. College
   • d. Marriage
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   Yes, you are absolutely correct!

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   The ability to pick up and become fluent in a new language with a native-like accent tends to gradually decrease as you get older, but it decreases particularly sharply after puberty, hence the answer is b. Puberty.
7. Question 7 of 7

   7. Question

   Approximately what percentage of children worldwide are raised bilingual or multilingual?

   • a. 20%
   • b. 33%
   • c. 50%
   • d. 66%
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   Yep! Being bilingual/multilingual is just as common as being monolingual!

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   Nope – the answer was c. 50%. Being bilingual/multilingual is just as common as being monolingual!