Tag: bilingualism
Renaissance Launches Art Contest to Honor Bilingualism in America
Renaissance today launched the “Shine a Light on Bilingualism” art contest to celebrate Hispanic culture and bilingualism.
All students in grades K–12 are invited to...
A Second Language for Every Student
Lisa A. Frumkes explains why bilingualism is more relevant than ever.
In today’s increasingly global and connected world, I interact every day with colleagues from...
Adult-Acquired Bilingualism Benefits the Aging Brain
New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the...
Bilingualism Boosts U.S. Labor Market
Bilinguals, who can read and write in English and their native language, drop out of high school at lower rates, enter higher status occupations,...
Bilingualism delays Alzheimer’s by at least four years
A recent study at Belgium's Ghent University has established that the symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD) manifest themselves about four to five years later...
Rapping Bilingualism ’round the Nation
Kristal Bivona interviews GueroLoco — a bilingual rapper, activist, inspirational speaker who’s winning over the country with his words
GueroLoco wears many hats: he’s an...
Bilingualism Benefits the Brain at Any Age
Learning and actively using a second language, whether done from childhood or later in life, can not only improve language processing but benefit the...
Anti-Immigrant Group Highlights U.S. Bilingualism
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has released a new report based on recently-released Census Bureau data from the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS),...