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True or false: Being bilingual was once considered a disadvantage?
True or false: Being bilingual was once considered a disadvantage?
True (A)
True or false: Learning new languages is like exercising the mind?
True or false: Learning new languages is like exercising the mind?
True (A)
True or false: In the bilingual brain, only one language is active at a time?
True or false: In the bilingual brain, only one language is active at a time?
False (B)
True or false: Being bilingual improves concentration, problem solving, and memory?
True or false: Being bilingual improves concentration, problem solving, and memory?
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True or false: Bilingual people are less likely to develop dementia?
True or false: Bilingual people are less likely to develop dementia?
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Study Notes
Benefits of Being Bilingual
- The idea that being bilingual is a disadvantage, especially for children, is now considered incorrect.
- Learning multiple languages is a mental exercise that improves cognitive abilities.
- The bilingual brain simultaneously processes all known languages.
Brain Function and Improvements
- Suppressing one language while speaking another and switching between languages exercises the brain.
- Regular language switching improves concentration, problem-solving skills, and memory.
- Bilingualism enhances creativity by regularly challenging the brain.
Breakthrough Discovery
- A 2007 study in Toronto by Ellen Bialystok and her team revealed that bilingual individuals develop dementia four to five years later than monolingual individuals.
Current Understanding
- It is now widely accepted that being bilingual has significant cognitive benefits.
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