The Main Factors Could Affect Bilingualism

Khawla Ibrahim AlForidi

(The University of Nottingham, UK)

Abstract: English language has become a very dominant language. In this paper, the researcher discusses some of the difficulties that may face children who are brought up in a bilingual environment, and some of the important factors that could affect the process of learning two languages at once “bilingualism”. This paper is conducted through a library based research. The findings show that children may face some difficulties while acquiring two languages at the same time. Also, the factors such as: age, the “quality” and “quantity” of the interaction, the child’s cognitive ability, and motivation could be affected in the process of acquiring the two languages.

Key words: bilingualism, TESL, TESOL, TEFL, factors affecting second language learning