Examples of being bilingual, bicultural, and both bilingual and bicultural

 Examples of being bilingual, bicultural, and both bilingual and bicultural 

Examples of being bilingual

An example is when at work we can use the language we learned to transmit it to students and at home or friends the one that is generally spoken, this would be an example.

“Bilingual people are most often part of two cultures or a culture where more than one language is used. Bilingual people may not speak both languages equally well. Bilingual people use each language in different areas of their lives. Some may speak one language at home and the other for everyday business. Bilingual individuals may not be able to translate quickly. This doesn’t mean they don’t know the language well. Words don’t automatically translate equally into another language, so it takes some thinking to figure out a good translation.Bilinguals sometimes mix languages when speaking to each other. The major reason is that some words don’t translate well”.

Examples of being bicultural

When we talk about biculture, it refers to the fact that I must know both my culture that I have, and the culture that I acquire, and become familiar with the culture in order to learn more about the cultures and fit into the social groups that I have. “For example, our hypothetical Chinese American person might intermix traditional Asian values, such as deference to authority and respect for parents, with individualistic American values, such as confronting interpersonal disagreements directly and working hard to achieve personal success and recognition [Park & Kim, 2008]. The person might also feel an allegiance both to the United States and to China, as well as to the local Chinese community. She might feel Chinese in comparison to her American peers and feel American in comparison to her Chinese peers, but she can function effectively in both cultural contexts”.