Research plan

 As I have been researching the topic of "Bi/Multilingualism" more in depth, I realise how complex and unique this practice. There are many factors which contribute to this topic and there is a lot of peer-reviewed, academic research that I can use for my project. As I realised there are many sub-topics to my main topic, I decided to make a list of all the main concepts I want to research more and eventually include in my final dissertation.

- general structure of the brain ( how it is divided, the role of the different areas )

- general development of the brain ( how age affects its structure )

- how the brain is affected by language in general and which parts of the brain contribute to language and speech

- bi/multilingualism throughout history ( when it came first, how it developed, how it is contributing to society now )

- bi/multilingualism in children ( how it affects development of brain, is there a difference from the monolingual brain, good effects or bad )

- how it changes in adolescence 

- how the age at which a person learns the language affects their fluency 

- is there an an age limit to learning languages

- when is it better to learn a second or third language

- potential health effects from this practice ( Alzheimer's ? )   

- why people use lots of languages in the same conversation or sentence 

- is there a difference between the bilingual and multilingual brain

- how is fluency affected 

- possible difference between the adult and child bilingual brain

- how does the environment of a person affect their bi/multilingualism

- does childhood and household have an effect

- what are the social sides of being bi/multilingual

- how are emotions affected by this practice

- do people behave differently in different languages

- what are the advantages and disadvantages in terms of academics

- does culture and upbringing have a possible effect

- is it better to learn to speak a language or to write and read or both

- how are children brought up in a bilingual household, how do parents teach to the children

- how do children adapt to only speaking in one language at school later

- how do children understand when to speak which language       

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