Open AccessDevelopment of language skills and conditions for psychosocial development of children and youth in multilingual families
Author(s) -
Marta Zawichrowska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interdyscyplinarne konteksty pedagogiki specjalnej/interdisciplinary contexts of special pedagogy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-851X
pISSN - 2300-391X
DOI - 10.14746/ikps.2020.30.09
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychology , competence (human resources) , adventure , language development , developmental psychology , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , linguistics , social psychology , psychotherapist , history , philosophy , art history
This paper serves as a contribution to the debate on the author’s studies concerning the correlation between the development of linguistic competence and the conditions for the psychosocial development of children and youth in multilingual families. The following deliberations present the point of view of a neurological speech therapist and concerns language difficulties, which are prevalent in multilingual people. This paper was based on the author’s own studies and patient observations. The objective was to show that the linguistic and psychosocial development of people in bi- and multilingual families is different and carries additional risks. The following considerations lead to the final conclusion that being a citizen of the world and immersion in many cultures can be a beautiful adventure for a young person; in which they should be supported by family, teacher and multilingual speech therapist.