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-Through the information collected, it can be seen that being bicultural or bilingual develops the ability to adapt to new changes or new perspectives that are of great help to apply to daily life or to improve values and virtues.
-Today being bilingual and bicultural it is very important since it opens many doors in life because you can communicate and understand with people who speak other languages. It also has much value in the society of today because the more languages you can speak, understand, write and read allows you to have more experiences with other different cultures.
-The indigenous language should be started in a more common way as a recognition of our Colombian roots.
BILINGUAL
-A young person completes his secondary studies and has the possibility
of entering the university, where he chooses a career in which he can learn a
language other than his native language, in order to be able to perform in
broader fields.
-A Colombian child, whose parents decide that when he is in fifth grade he will enter a foreign language institute in order for him to learn English so that when he enters high school he has a good development in his subject and when he enters the University he can have a high level of English.
-A person who learned to master the English language but has never been to the United States or another country whose native language is English.
-Can understand, handle and express himself well in two languages.
-You are able to convey your ideas clearly when speaking to another person.
-Knows how to handle both languages, depending on the situation and environment that arise.
-This person seeks to broaden horizons and have a greater field of action both professionally and personally.
-A bilingual person overcomes communication barriers.
-Grosjean, which establishes that bicultural is a permanent participation of two majority cultures with the ability to adapt to the cultural environment that is involved, in addition to synthesizing cultural characteristics of both, that is to say, it is able to coexist between two cultures knowing and understanding a large part of the cultural context and applying it without problems in said environment.
-Has knowledge of the traditions and habits of both communities.
-It has a great ability to adapt.
-Combine aspects of both cultures.
-Feel great value and respect for both cultures.
-The bicultural is also bilingual, although the bilingual may not be bicultural.
-It is learning a second language, applied in a natural way as they learned their native tongue.
- Ability to use them in different contexts and with the same ability for both.
-The objective of the blog is to share information about what it is to be bilingual or bicultural, seeking to make it easier and more understandable to appreciate these terms and their influence in the areas that are part of life.
-Like any other educational tool, the blog is created with the intention of facilitating the teaching-learning process. Encourage information about bilingual and bicultural, in order to understand these issues and learn about its importance, implications and objective in society.
