Research abstract

Early Bilingualism Helps With Learning Languages Later in Life, Study Shows

Do you speak another language or have you ever given thought to what it might be like to learn another language? Chances are that you can recognize that there are some good reasons to be able to speak two languages. Check out how early bilingualism helps to learn in later life. By Education Week

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Key takeaways

  1. Learning new languages may be hard but a new study shows that those who are bilingual are better equipped or may find it easier to learn another language.
  2. The research points to a distinct language-learning benefit of learning a new language at an early age or for people who grow up being bilingual.
  3. In this study, brain waves are measured in both those who are bilingual and those that are monolingual and how brain waves are used in recognition.

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