Is It Good to Be Bilingual

Introduction

Hello to parents, kids and readers all over the world! My name is Ade. On this publishing (social) platform, I go by the name @adeade. Today, I am going to be reeling out my opinion on the discussion initiated by @goodybest which is entitled 'Is It Good to Be Bilingual.' Let me quickly describe some of my keywords as I will use them in this context. Here are they:

• Bilingual (noun): someone who has the ability to communicate in two languages.

• Bilingual ( adjective): ability to speak two languages or something spoken or written in two languages.

• Skill: this is the capacity to do something well.

• Language: group of words and their combination use for communication.

• International: something that has connection or relationship with more than a nation.

• Lacal: something that is not general or restricted to nearby.

Before I delve in to the main body of the discussion, I will describe what is meant by bilingual. Bilingual is is a person who can speak in two different languages. Apart from their mother tongue, bilingual has an extra language they can proficiently communicate in.

We Africans are mostly bilingual. However, in this context, I am not going to be referring to local languages. My references is to international (widely spread) languages.

Bilingual skill may extend beyond just verbal communication, it also involve the following skills:

• Listening skills: this is the skills that enable one to understand spoken words accurately. Someone with this skill can understand tone and mood of the speaker.

• Writing skills: this is the skill that enables one to communicate or express one's thought vividly in forms of text or handwriting.

• Reading skills: this is the skill that enable one to be able to deciphered text or any written symbols and interpret them accurately.

• Speaking skill: this is the ability to accurately express one's thought verbally.

• Vocabularies skill: this is the skill that enable one to understand the meaning of words and their usage in a given context.

• Grammar skills: this is the application of a particular language rules.

Having describe bilingual in different context, l will begin to respond to few questions associated with the topic of discussion:

📢What Is your opinion about Bilingual?

Being bilingual is remarkable and the opportunity it create for one is immense. Most bilingual people can easily fuse themselves into different cultures.

For example the way of life of the French people can not be strange to an English man who speak french fluently. It also strengthen the connection bond and opens door to different opportunities.

📢If you're a parent Would you like your kids to learn more than a language, and if you're a kid would you like to learn another language apart from your mother tongue?

Yes I would. As a parent I want my kids to be proficient in more than one international languages for better opportunities. The world is becoming more diverse day by day and the possession of good communication skills is the master key that open the door of opportunities.

Being bilingual will also avail my kids to live and work anywhere the languages they understand are spoken. They won't be geographically limited to a particular location.

📢Which other language(s) will you like to learn?

As an individual, I would love to learn to speak french fluently because of my proximity with french speakers. I have not had any relationship with someone who speak other international languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, etc, except online.

However, as a parent, I would love my kids to understand Spanish in addition to English. I noticed that Spanish seems to weird some heavy influenced among develop nations more than french ( correct me if I am wrong). This is why I would love my kids to be proficient in Spanish language.

📢What are the advantages of speaking more than a language?

Speaking more than one language as being said earlier possess so many advantages. Some if this advantages are:

• It broadening horizons creating opportunities
• It make it easy to acclimatize to different environment easily
• It stimulate creativity
• It breaks down barrier
• It promotes inclusivity
• It lmprove decision making capability. And so on.

In conclusion, being bilingual create unlimited opportunities for one. It is a very important to let your kids learn to speak more than one international languages at their early stage. The benefit associated with this is unlimited.

Thank you for reading. I will like to read the opinion of the following steemians on this subject of discussion: @akinfe, @kesybliss, and @oneka