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| Title | Article: Languages Smarten Up Your Brain |
| Body | From http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1418&catID=18 Languages smarten up your brain by David March January 14, 2010 A study published by the European Commission reveals that learning an additional language such as English may bring benefits that go beyond the ability to use the language itself. This report has implications for why, when and how we teach and learn English as a second or foreign –language. The report, entitled The Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity, includes a statistical analysis of key research into the impact that knowing and using more than one language has on thinking and the brain. It argues that there is a dovetailing of results between studies conducted over the last 40 years, including recent findings from the neurosciences. The research, often involving the use of neuro-imaging techniques, is helping us to understand more clearly what happens in the brain when a person learns or uses more than one language. Read the full article at http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1418&catID=18 |
| Source | The Guardian, UK |
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