Future bilingualism studies should measure and analyze language history, context, and methodological modulators¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The review's forward-looking recommendation is that further studies on the bilingual effect should consider the role of modulators on the observed results, naming language history and context and methodological differences. This means characterizing participants' language backgrounds, acquisition timing, home and school language contexts, and socioeconomic status, and reporting them consistently. The review presents this as necessary because inconsistent results currently preclude definite conclusions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Studies must report language history, language context, and methodological details so modulators can be analyzed

Constraints¶

• The recommendation applies to research on children and adolescents aged 5-17; the review excluded older adults, second language learners, multilinguals, and clinical populations

Target Learners¶

• children and adolescents aged 5-17

Target Learning Goals¶

• improving research design for studying bilingualism and executive functions

Claims¶

• The bilingual effect tends to emerge in more complex experimental tasks with higher control demands [+W]
• Socioeconomic status differences between bilingual and monolingual groups may determine study outcomes [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Bilingual Advantage Theory Executive Functions

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Giovannoli J, Martella D, Federico F, Pirchio S and Casagrande M (2020) The Impact of Bilingualism on Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Based on the PRISMA Method. Front. Psychol. 11:574789. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.574789