The relation between language and arithmetic in bilinguals: insights from different stages of language acquisition.

ABSTRACT: Solving arithmetic problems is a cognitive task that heavily relies on language processing. One might thus wonder whether this language-reliance leads to qualitative differences (e.g., greater difficulties, error types, etc.) in arithmetic for bilingual individuals who frequently have to solve arithmetic problems in more than one language. The present study investigated how proficiency in two languages interacts with arithmetic problem solving throughout language acquisition in adolescents and young adults. Additionally, we examined whether the number word structure that is specific to a given language plays a role in number processing over and above bilingual proficiency. We addressed these issues in a German-French educational bilingual setting, where there is a progressive transition fr

SUBMITTER: Van Rinsveld A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4357777 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature