Bilingualism: Mental Well-Being and Learners’ Cognitive Abilities

Rezarta Ramadani Hyseni; Fjolla Ramadani; Rinesa Berisha

doi:10.4312/ars.17.2.257-271

Avtorji

Rezarta Ramadani Hyseni Univerza »Ukshin Hoti«, Prizren, Kosovo
Fjolla Ramadani Univerza v Prištini, Kosovo
Rinesa Berisha Univerza »Ukshin Hoti«, Prizren, Kosovo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/ars.17.2.257-271

Ključne besede:

dvojezičnost, kognitivne sposobnosti, blagostanje

Povzetek

Obstaja vedno večji »trend« dvojezičnosti in dvojezični posamezniki so že zdavnaj presegli enojezične, kar je vodilo v različne razprave in polemike. Prispevek preučuje vpliv dvojezičnosti na blagostanje in kognitivne sposobnosti kosovskih mladostnikov. Vzorec 200 kosovskih mladostnikov je bil ocenjen z uporabo Vprašalnika o jezikovnih izkušnjah in znanju (LEAP-Q), Vprašalnika o kognitivnih napakah (CFQ) in Warwick-Edinburške lestvice duševnega blagostanja (WEMWBS). Podatki so bili zbrani s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika v šolah. Od 200 udeležencev (starost: 13-18) je bilo 82 (41 %) moških in 118 žensk (59 %). Rezultati potrjujejo, da so imeli dvojezični ljudje boljše kognitivne sposobnosti, manj kognitivnih napak in boljše duševno blagostanje. Poleg tega je bila raven znanja drugega jezika v pozitivni korelaciji z duševnim blagostanjem in v negativni korelaciji s kognitivnimi napakami. Obe razmerji sta bili statistično pomembni. V prispevku so obravnavane tudi prednosti, omejitve in prihodnje raziskovalne usmeritve.

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