Bilingualism Impact on Intelligence and Scholastic Achievement

Abstract

Bilingualism can refer to the ability to preserve linguistic skills, to a certain level, at two separate linguistic systems, in the four linguistic modalities: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It is related to social, psychological, economic, and political factors. The aim of this study is to review previous studies that targeted the influence, whether positive or negative, a second language may have on the intelligence and then on scholastic achievement of bilingual students versus the intelligence and scholastic achievement of monolinguals.