Unit 4 - Advantages of multilingualism

The unit outlines the advantages of multilingualism, encourages students to think about how bilingualism could improve community relations and develop future generations as individuals and contributors to society and the economy.

This Lesson supports the delivery of the Learning for Life and Work: Local and Global Citizenship Curriculum at Key Stage 3.

  • Watch
  • Discuss
  • Share
  • Reflect
  • Resources

Watch Film 2: Irish Language Learners

The film features Catherine Pollock, from a broadly Unionist background, speaking about her personal experience and her relationship with the Irish language.

Discuss / Think

In small groups, use Info Sheet 4 as a stimulus to discuss and record answers on Worksheet 4 as to how multilingualism could help future generations to:

  • Improve community relations
  • Become better individuals
  • Contribute to society
  • Contribute to the economy

Share

Each group feeds back their work so that the teacher can use this as a springboard for a short discussion to reinforce the advantages from the Info Sheet and as a shared experience of understanding as to how bilingualism can contribute to the development of individuals, society and the economy.

Reflect

As a class, reflect on the learning below:

Learning points

  • Identify and review a number of advantages of being multilingual
  • Discuss reasons why being multilingual could improve aspects of individuality and society

Info Sheets

Worksheets