Learning New Language
Benefits of learning a second language include brain growth, staving off dementia, boosting memory, improving attention and more… “ To have another language is to possess a second soul.” –Charlemagne People used to think that learning two languages created confusion in the mind. Far better, it was thought, to get one right than bother with two. An even more extreme and absurd view was that learning two languages caused a kind of schizophrenia or dual personality. Some studies did seem to back up the idea that learning two languages could be problematic; early researchers noted that bilingual people tended to have smaller vocabularies and slower access to words. But these myths and minor disadvantages have now been overshadowed by a wave of new research showing the incredible psychological benefits of learning a second language. And these extend way beyond being able to order a cup of coffee abroad or ask directions to your hotel. 1.Brain growth The ...