Science offers numerous reasons why being multilingual is good for our children: encourages the development of a growth mindset. improves focus. enhances the brain’s information processing ability. increases gray matter in the part of the brain responsible for executive control. strengthens self-control. These reasons aside, there are practical reasons why we should encourage our children toContinue reading “Support Language Learning at Home with These Strategies”
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Brain Training by Learning Languages
In the previous post, we wrote about using musical instruments as a brain training exercise. Well, we know that the other thing that is also good for the brain is learning languages. And now a study by Yang et al., 2014 provides more compelling reasons why learning a second language can be a good brain training exercise, regardless of yourContinue reading “Brain Training by Learning Languages”