Topic > Bilingualism and bilingualism - 934

We select participants of similar socioeconomic background based on maternal education, as it has been indicated that socioeconomic status may impact performance on executive control tasks (Calvo & Bialystok, 2014). Prior to the study, an intelligence quotient (IQ) will be assessed, while only participants with an average IQ score will be further selected for the study. For all bilinguals, the age and method of acquisition of the second language will be reported, as well as the frequent use of both languages ​​and knowledge of both languages. To investigate the potential role of age of second language acquisition on executive functioning, bilingual participants will be further divided into three groups: simultaneous bilinguals (B0; simultaneous exposure to both languages ​​from birth to home), early bilinguals (B3; acquisition second language at age 3) and late bilinguals (B8; second language acquisition at age 8). Dividing bilinguals into three groups based on age of second language acquisition corresponds to development