Subtractive Bilingualism: Encouraged by English-Only in Schools, Affecting First Language

The lack of bilingual education in schools, leads children to be more socially engaged in English. This report aims to answer how it is that language develops? What role does bilingualism play in language development? How is subtractive bilingualism influenced by social interactions? This capstone project illustrates how English Language Learners (ELL) without bilingual language support might have a negative impact on their overall language development. Social interactions have a lot to do in language development and acquisition, and people grow to rely more on one language (which is known as subtractive bilingualism). This project bases its information on a literature review regarding bilingual education, and a case study conducted of a 3rd grade student, who has started to develop signs of subtractive bilingualism