See also bilingualism, cultural diversity, multiculturalism, multilingualism Dual-language books or resources have a text written in English and another language. As well as helping bilingual young learners, having dual-language texts in the classroom...

1 A speaker’s competence in two or more languages and their use in everyday communication (Cf. also multilingualism). Depending on the kind and extent of the competence in both languages, a distinction can be made between: (a) the mastery of...

See also bilingualism, dual-language texts, equal opportunities, language variety, mother tongue, multiculturalism If a person is described as being ‘multilingual’ it usually means they control three or more languages. The degree of...

1 Ability of a speaker to express him-/herself in several languages with equal and native-like proficiency. In practice, proficiency in one language usually dominates. ( bilingualism) 2 Coexistence of several languages within a politically defined...

The term multilingualism can refer to an occurrence regarding an individual speaker who uses two or more languages, a community of speakers where two or more languages are used, or between speakers of different languages. Multilingual speakers outnumber...