two-language development
nounUK /tuː ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
US /tuː ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
Learning to speak and understand two languages at the same time.
Her two-language development means she can chat with Grandma in Spanish and with her teacher in English.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of growing skills in two languages from birth or early childhood.
The study tracked two-language development in babies raised in bilingual homes.
3. A teaching approach that supports learning in two languages at school.
The preschool's two-language development program uses songs in both languages.
4. The gradual progress a child makes in speaking, reading, and writing two languages.
Teachers noted steady two-language development in reading and speaking by age six.