Bilingualism and Development of Social Competence of English Language Learners: A Review

According to the United Nations (2014), 3.2 percent of the world population – 232 million people – were international migrants in 2013. English-speaking countries US, UK, Canada and Australia are within the top ten migrant receiving countries. Asians and Latinos are the two largest migrant groups to these countries (Bhui, McKenzie, & Rasul, 2007; Wong, 2000). The primary focus of this review is on children from Asia-Pacific contexts, but it also...