The benefits of learning multiple languages
The benefits of learning multiple languages
Month: June 2019
2019 FSI Award Ceremony
FSI Award Ceremony 2019
Speaking two languages may help the aging brain
Speaking two languages may help the aging brain.
What happens in the brain when you learn a language?
Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. This is what Swedish scientists discovered when they used brain scans to monitor what happens when someone learns a second language. The study is part of a growing body of research using brain imaging technologies to better understand the cognitive benefits of language learning.
Language Learning: The Conversation
- GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak August 22, 2024Since 2003, the number of GCSE entries in German has fallen from 125,663 to this year’s 35,913.Sascha Stollhans, Associate Professor of Language Pedagogies, University of Leeds
- Learning a language? Four ways to smash through the dreaded ‘intermediate plateau’ August 15, 2024Reshaping your study habits with four essential techniques could reignite your progress and help you push past your current level.Jill Boggs, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Swansea University
- ‘To be or to be?’ Why this fundamental concept is so difficult for learners of Spanish August 14, 2024Spanish has two ways of saying “be”, which forces language learners to see the world in a whole new way.Zeina Alhmoud, Profesora de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Segundas Lenguas, Universidad Nebrija
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