Tag: bilingual
More Evidence that Bilingualism Delays Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
These results contribute to the growing body of evidence showing that bilinguals are more resilient in dealing with neurodegeneration than monolinguals.
A new study...
There’s No Sound Like Home
Study shows that babies learn language best from speakers who sound like their caregivers. Language development in bilingual children remains a contested and enigmatic...
The ESL Makeover
Danny Brassell gets over himself to make learning fun for all ages
When I first began teaching elementary school, my principal asked me if...
Research Examines the Economic Benefits of Bilingualism
Ingrid T. Colón gathers the financial evidence to support multilingualism
"fluent bilinguals earned more than $5,400 annually than their monolingual peers"
Helping students retain and...
Most Arizonans Support Dual-Language Education
A recent
voter poll, commissioned by UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La
Raza) and Helios Education Foundation, indicates that the majority of Arizonans
support dual-language education for children,...
Bilingual Children Adapt to Others’ Needs Better
Bilingual children adapt to the needs of their communication partners better than monolingual children, according to a study published in Child Development, because children...
Bilingual Babies Focus Better
According to new research published in Developmental Science
and carried out at Canada’s York University, babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention.
In...
Bilingual Advocate to Head CA Education
Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond managed to come from behind to emerge as California’s new superintendent of public instruction, beating out Marshall Tuck, a fellow...
Dónde Votar
Google Trends, which tracks the use of search terms, tweeted this morning that “Dónde Votar” was the top trending search on Google, spiking by more...
Codeswitching Easier to Turn On
Research into the neurological activity required to switch between languages is providing new insights into the nature of bilingualism.
“A remarkable feature of multilingual individuals...
