is being multilingual good?

Question

hi! i;m having a hard time doing my homework. i don't see anything bad about being multilingual. can you help me with this question. thanks.
"do you think that filipinos, being multilingual in nature, is a positive ability that brings positive results?"

SEE? there's nothing wrong with being multilingual right? or what?
i don't think it would be necessary to think about the 'extinction of our local languages whatsoever...so...that's about it...can you help me?

Answer 1

Of course there's nothing wrong with being multilingual. It's great actually!

Answer 2

Yes most definitely.
I see it as a big advantage if you want to compete on a Global level.
Studies have revealed that learning a new language stimulates the brain activity in a very positive way. So yes it must surely bring about some positive results.
In some health advice columns , learning a new language is listed as an option to preventing age related mental illnesses.

If a language is becoming extinct , it is sad but being multilingual is not the cause of this.

Answer 3

Really this all depends on the environment. It's quite safe to say there's nothing against multilingualism per se. Kids that are brought up bi-lingual are often more intelligent. (Bi-linguals are said to be less field dependant. If you test them, they will find an object easier, even if the background is made ''messy''.) Also, they always have to separate the 2 languages from eachother in their head. (they can suppress what is irrelevant, another helpfull ability.) The idea that an object might just as well have 2 names makes their mind more versatile as well.
Can being bi- or multilingual possibly have any drawbacks? Yes. Some immigrants teach their kids a ''foreign'' language, while the language on the street and in school is not the same. If handled pourly, these kids will fall behind in school. Teachers often say: Well, of course, that's because this kid is bilingual. It would not have happened if this kid had been taught proper English. Bilingualism is bad for a child.
Of course, this is a very one sided view. This kid would NOT be better of if his parents had taught him English. (Considering the English of the parents is very bad of course, otherwise it's ok) This kid DID need more input in English, and it would have been fine. There's no support for the theory a kid's head might get too full or overloaded by 2 or more langauges. If kids fall behind this is a consequence of pour management, not because of bi-ligualism.

Answer 4

I am very sure that being multilingual is very good. I have been enjoying the benefit of it. I have studied 16 languages and am quite fluent in speaking half of them, including my mother tongue, which is Sundanese, spoken by about 30 million people in West Java, Indonesia. The others are English, Indonesian, Manadonese, Makassarese, Mandarin, Malaysian, and Dutch.
At the moment I am learning Italian. I found out that learning new language did not effect my ability to retain my first language or mother tongue.

Answer 5

The ability to be multilingual should be highly encouraged. In a world that has become a global village, it will move you closer to other people, giveing you a better understanding of their way of life and even help you become a good spy listening to others who think you cant understand what they are saying!

Answer 6

Nothing wrong with being multilingual..helps you communicate across cultures and lets you offer more to a prospective employer. But if you forget your original dialects..and lose your mother tongue in order to learn other languages..that can't be good for your culture.

Answer 7

why do you need to find anything bad? of course being multilingual is good! it allows for more versatility in the world, and more ease in communication with others. For example, if you're fluent ( or at least able to get by, like me LOL) in Spanish, Norwegian, and English, then you can go to places like Mexico, Norway, and England, and get by if any of those isn't your native language, yanno?

Answer 8

is the best thing you gonna have!
I'm 20 years old and my mother language is cantonese, but also know portuguese, spanish, english, german, dutch, french, italian, mandarin, latin & hebrew, all of them within a great level.
So when I go some where I can communicate with half the world...is simple, human beings are social and our social behaviour relies on speech, that's the little thing that makes us unique in this wild jungle.
So, more languages you know the better life you can have... i.e.: you're on holidays in china, but you don't know chinese...and you want to order your favorite dish but the servant only speaks chinese...guess what.. that classes woulded be pretty usefull isn't it either for you and for the servant!
The only thing bad...is it could be a little confusing...like i think in cantonese and portuguese.. and some times when i speak with a french i.e:..i say some other words from a different language.
*inté*

Answer 9

You should just write what you feel. If you think that being multilingual is all good just demonstrate that it is. You don't have to shift your ideas just because someone else expects you to.

Answer 10

Nope. I surely have a cousin who speaks Korean, chinese language Mandarin, French, Spanish, and English fluently, yet she's an fool. i'm no longer attempting to be imply or something, yet what i'm announcing is genuine. for each language she's in a position to %. up on the extra her uncomplicated experience and awareness is going down. Edit: i did no longer even examine your info lol.