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Benefits to learn in a bilingual environment

Language has innate structures that start from the communicative intention and continue with complex structures, furthermore the learning process of a language means built up in our minds a clear sequence of steps, how to do, so this process involve the way of we thinking.

Be bilingual or be able to speak in two languages, is linked to be aware in two cultures. In a bilingual class we reproduce a social context in which our kids have to use the language by learning techniques that give them a clear strategies of how to do, how to be in both cultures, with a creative or lateral thinking, Then this process of learning develop divergent thinking skills. In addition that way of thinking produces creativity, fluency, originality and flexibility. This process allows that our pupils produce more ideas, variety of approaches when they need to solve a problem. That also helps to improve selfsteem in them.

Furthermore this bilingual environment helps with the socialization in the class. Live inside two cultures is a good way to value the difference. As teachers we need to create a good communicative environment not only cultural but also we want them to consider it as something of their own. approach to develop in children this cognitive tools. So teacher

Follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, teacher approach to develop in children this cognitive tools. So teacher have to get that children think for themselves, and use personal initiative to become a critical thinking through techniques like real situations and cultural experiences in the classroom.

We are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, that says that all children can be bilingual. So teacher have to attend all kids, he keep in mind their specifically needs to get that children be able to learn two different languages using some keys like motivation techniques, playful context and have relation with the family.

A clear example that all people can be bilingual is deaf people. They use the literacy like a professional because they use these techniques by the way correctly. First they learn the literacy and the sigh, then learn the oral form of the hearing language and finally learn writing.