Beneficios cognitivos del bilingüismo en edades tempranas

Naiara Corpas Ortiz; Slava López Rodríguez

doi:10.30827/portalin.vi44.31898

Authors

Naiara Corpas Ortiz University of Granada https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7235-8338
Slava López Rodríguez Rey Juan Carlos University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-3518

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi44.31898

Keywords:

early bilingualism, bilinguals’ performance, children, children’s cognitive development, executive functions

Abstract

Numerous studies have addressed the cognitive advantages of bilingualism, i.e., there has been research on a greater cognitive potential in bilingual people, with a different development than the neurotypical one, which entails different benefits. This paper presents a bibliographic review of articles published in the last five years where it is analyzed how bilingualism at early ages positively influences the cognitive development of children and the development of executive functions. For this analysis different criteria were considered to discriminate among the many findings to ensure the validity and reliability of the study. This review aims not only to synthesize recent findings, but also to suggest pedagogical implications to foster more inclusive and effective educational environments, promoting early cognitive development from a neuroplasticity-based perspective.

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Author Biographies

Naiara Corpas Ortiz , University of Granada

The author received a bachelor’s degree in Primary Education and English Studies at the University of Granada. Her studies range from education to linguistics, mainly focused on how languages are learnt. Her current interests include psycholinguistics, English teaching and learning methods, bilingualism, and Second Language Acquisition.

Slava López Rodríguez, Rey Juan Carlos University

Professor with more than 20 years of teaching experience in teacher education and English language teaching. My research is focused on the training and professional development of foreign language (English) teachers and studies on neurodidactics.

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