Bilingualism: A Boon and a Ladder to Success

Reena Mittal

Abstract


The present study focusses on writer’s personal experience with students. Second language or multi language learning has become a necessity of present time. But in Graduation, College Students are not aware with this fact and reality. Their first language is such an integral part of their speaking and thinking that they even can’t write a basic article without any help. So, the paper suggests them utility of bilingualism and some suggestions how they can learn second language.

Keywords


Acquisition, Achieves, Fluency, Curriculum, Multilingualism.

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