The Influence of Bilingual Learning Experience on Children’s Cognitive Development

Abstract

Bilingual education is becoming more and more popular in China. The reasons behind this phenomenon are objective environmental factors, that is, the market demand for English talents is growing day by day. There should also be subjective individual factors, that is, bilingual learning has something to do with children’s own ability. However, the exploration of the impact of bilingual learning experiences on children’s cognitive development is not in-depth enough. This paper aims to discuss the findings of previous studies on bilingual learning experiences and children’s cognitive development. The core discovery demonstrates that bilingual learning experiences have beneficial influence on children’s cognitive ability development, including executive function and inhibitory control. The relation between bilingual learning experiences and children’s cognitive ability is positive. This paper has a reference value for future research on bilingual education experience and children’s cognitive development, and also has reference significance for parents who are considering their children’s education. Future researches should focus more on the relation between bilingual learning experiences and children’s cognitive development.