이중어 창의성의 이론적 토대와 관련 요인의 분석

The review of theoretical basis and the relevant variables of bilingual creativity

This paper aims to build a theoretical basis of the arguable relationships between bilingual ability and creativity by reviewing the research findings on this theme. Having this purpose, this paper first of all critically reviews previous research on the degree of bilingualism and cognitive ability by focusing on the three kernel variablesinhibitory control, selective attention, and working memory utilization skills. Second, to extend the discussion to the area of creativity this paper examines recent studies on the association of bilingualism with creativity. Centering on the term bilingual creativity, this paper discusses the domain(language)-specific and domain-general characteristics of this notion to suggest the future directions of related research. Third, this paper discusses three dominantly referred variables on bilingual creativeness－meta-linguistic awareness, analytic/divergent thinking, and problem solving skills－on how these variables address the effect of bilingualism on creativity. This paper finally notes on some methodological drawbacks and cautionary points for interpretation for the future research on bilingual creativity.