Psychological and educational aspects of bilingualism. An opportunity for the Romanian educational practice and research
Psychological and educational aspects of bilingualism. An opportunity for the Romanian educational practice and research

Summary/Abstract: Bilingualism is a topic widely recognized in educational research and strategically considered in the context of European Union’s Lisbon strategy. Numerous theories now converge towards framing a discipline known as developmental psycholinguistic. The research is still young but the results and effects of the second language learning go beyond the individual and impact on the society. Most research on second language acquisition comes, in an overwhelming proportion, from the USA. Romania benefits from a unique blend of minority groups speaking native languages different from Romanian. The Romanian education system is in a fortunate position to analyze and research the characteristics of second language acquisition for ethnic groups such as the Hungarian minority, the German minority, or the Roma minority. The present paper describes a selection of potential areas of research. The results for the educational research and the integration within the European educational policies are straightforward.

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