POSITIVE EFFECTS OF BILINGUALISM ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In this article we will examine the psychological aspects of bilingualism on children, analyze advantages of this phenomenon. The purpose of the article is to give a clear explanation of how bilingualism positively affects the development of a child.

In the condition of stable mass bilingualism in the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the Kazakh state language and Russian as the language of international communication, the issue of children's bilingualism is of particular importance. Children's age is especially significant in human development. In a short period of time, the child learns a huge amount of information, masters a variety of skills and abilities that are necessary for further socialization in society. The practical and scientific significance of the work lies in the observations, conclusions and types of experiments that were carried out during the research.

The authors used theoretical methods, survey, observation, audio and video recordings. The article presents the results of a questionnaire of parents of preschoolers who attend kindergarten No. 6 located in the city of Almaty. A total of 79 parents of preschoolers took part in the experiment. Each question of the questionnaire was selected in order to find out how parents communicate with their children in certain situations. The results of the study indicates that Kazakh language prevails among preschool children, while Russian was a little difficult for them in comparison with their native language.

Having received the questionnaire results, it goes without saying that bilingualism has a positive effect on children’s mental abilities, activates their general language and translation abilities. The obtained results expand knowledge about child bilingualism, can be used as a basis for further linguistic research in the field of child bilingualism.