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Bilingual and Multilin izing the value and
im po rtan ce of re co gn
we found, was the
gu al is m an d m ul til ingualism in education.
potential of bilin
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The authors argu
gn iti ve an d lin gu is tic development, promote
can enhance co
l un de rs ta nd in g, an d contribute to social and
intercultura .
ic m ob ility fo r in di vi duals and communities
econom
th e ch al le ng es of bi lin gual education is finding
One of ion in
bi lin gu al te ac he rs w ho can provide instruct
qualified gual
th lang ua ge s. Ad di tio nally, the quality of bilin
bo
de pe nd in g on th e re so urces and support
education can vary
d teachers.
available to schools an
of bi lin gu al ism th at Ga rcía discusses is the
An advantage
cu ltu ra l be ne fit s it ca n provide. Bilingual
social and
ar e ab le to co m m un ic ate with a wider range of
individuals l
d to pa rt ic ip at e m or e fully in different cultura
people an and
. Th ey m ay al so be be tter able to appreciate
contexts which
ta nd diffe re nt pe rs pe ctives and worldviews,
unders g cross-
va lu ab le in bu ild in g empathy and promotin
can be
cultural understanding.