DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BEING BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL

BILINGUAL:

The principal meaning is "a person who speaks two languages equally well and handles all the skills at a high level" being bilingual in this world is more common than you think, most of part of people are bilingual thanks that they moved when they were kids or they just learn from their parents, being bilingual is essential nowadays, because we need it to work and pay more if you know another language. Bilingual means that a native speaker of any language learns another one and knows how to handle as well as the native one. There are a lot of documents and experts that say that bilingual means that you can communicate in two languages.

The word Bilingual makes reference to someone who is able to communicate in two or more idioms according to Groshean “bilingualism is the use of two or more languages (or dialects) in everyday life. bilinguals are seen as two monolinguals in one person. In fact, the majority of bilinguals do not have equal fluency in their languages, many have an accent in at least one of their languages,” but is necessary to take into account the fluency in both idioms, language proficiency, and the skills like writing, speaking, reading, and listening, because there is bilingual who does have the language competence in all skills.

BICULTURAL:

this word refers to someone who shares two cultures, hence these people take part, to varying degrees, in the life of two or more cultures. Adapting, in part at least, their attitudes, behaviors, values, languages, etc. to these cultures. They combine and blend aspects of the cultures involved. Some of these come from one or the other culture(s) whereas others are blends of the cultures. Hence, some aspects of the bicultural are adaptable and controllable (this allows the bicultural to adapt to the context and situation) but other aspects are more static; they are blends of the cultures and cannot be adapted as easily.

being bicultural means having knowledge and understanding of two different cultures, and being able to navigate and function effectively in both. Bicultural individuals have knowledge of the customs, traditions, values, and beliefs of both cultures

DIFFERENCES:

A bilingual person is able to communicate in two or more languages and use both languages in his everyday life also develop some competencies in both languages unlike some person who is monolingual but had the opportunity to share two cultures hence he or she took part in both cultures hence They adapting to customs, their attitudes, behaviors, values, languages, etc. to these cultures.

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EXAMPLES OF BEING BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL AND BOTH

Example of being bilingual: - Someone from Colombia who had the need to immigrate to another country where the mother language is different hence he learns the official language of that country and acquires language competence in both languages, so he or she is considering a bilingual person. - A person who grew up in a house where both parents spoke different languages and learned to speak both fluently. -A person who studied a foreign language in school and became proficient in it. Example of being bicultural: - A person who grew up in a country with a different culture than their parents and learned to adapt to both cultures. -A person who immigrated to a new country and learned to navigate cultural differences. - someone from Venezuela had the need to emígrate to Colombia or Peru and he was able to adapt to Medellin’s behavior, values, and dialect attitudes, and also he share with this community his own culture keeping his culture and acquiring a new one. ...

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