NATURAL MECHANISMS, PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND POTENTIAL CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS OF MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN A YOUNG CHILD
NATURAL MECHANISMS, PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND POTENTIAL CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESS OF MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN A YOUNG CHILD

Author(s): Bianca Iuliana FRANKE MISINCIUC
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Foreign languages learning, Preschool education
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: early bilingualism; multilingual education; natural mechanisms; pedagogical techniques; challenges;
Summary/Abstract: Language acquisition in children that are raised in bilingual and multilingual environments involves intrinsic cognitive mechanisms and innate learning abilities. Studies have shown that the development of language skills begins before birth and that infants are sensitive to properties of language and speech. This paper consists of an observation of language acquisition mechanisms and challenges in a multilingual context, in the case of a young child. The analysis is focused on the management and achievement of early simultaneous bilingualism and on the application of certain techniques for promoting multilingualism, in the form of third language acquisition. The examination of several examples of utterances and samples of conversation emphasizes the child’s ability to juggle with multiple languages, to handle and use linguistic resources in an ingenious way, but also highlights potential challenges and difficulties that multilingualism might pose for the young learner.

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