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Li, Heng; Shen, Shu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
Because of the quickening pace of globalisation, recent years have witnessed a rise of bilingualism throughout the world. Prior research has documented a range of cognitive benefits and costs of being bilingual. The current work uncovers another potential positive side of being bilingual: the control of overconfidence in peer-comparison problems.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Self Esteem, Bias, Language Attitudes
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Rampton, M. B. H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1983
Examines educational literature concerned with the English of Asian schoolchildren in Britain, focusing on the often pejorative phrase "deceptive fluency." Contrasts educational discussion on the English of Asian children with that of West Indian children. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bias, Children, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)