Effects on Intelligence of Learning a Second Language as a Child
Introduction:
Learning a second language in early childhood reaps many benefits for intelligence. While Learning learning a second language at any time in one’s life brings benefits, but learning a second language early in life can be is even more beneficial for not only mental strength but also health. “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” by Chris Berube led me to this research question be interested in bilingualism and wonder what benefits a bilingual person can have versus a monolingual person by demonstrating benefits of bilingualism. Berube discussed the benefits of learning a second language early in life, so I was intrigued to learn more about the benefits of bilingualism decided …show more content…
Learning a second language makes people People who are bilingual test better in many areas, even areas not involved with language. By keeping the brain active, learning a second language can delay Alzheimer’s and dementia. Bilingual people have better attention and have an easier time switching between tasks because of their ability to block out one of their languages when using the other. At a young age, as young as seven months old, a second language can help a child react better to environmental changes. At older ages, being bilingual helps to delay and prevent mental decline. (Marian). Across all ages, bilingualism is beneficial in areas of life from health to stress …show more content…
According to Barbara Lust, a developmental psychology and linguistics expert, cognitive benefits from being bilingual contribute to students’ academic success (Lang). Hispanic students whose native language is Spanish, meaning they learned Spanish before English and Spanish is spoken at home, miss out on classroom instruction because instruction is in English (Benson). If teachers knew made an effort to learn Spanish or students learned more English, then students would have better potential to do well in their classes. A second language does not just benefit people in their ability to speak with people from other countries, but knowing a second language benefits students by giving them sharper thinking skills and higher test scores. Children learning a second language not only is beneficial for personal reasons, but for the country as a whole. If teachers and others people in the workforce knew more languages than English a second language along with English, then more people could be helped if their English is not as good as their native language people who know languages other than English could be reached and working people’s networks could be expanded. Teachers are a great example of this because students could be aided even if their English is not fluent. If more students are being taught better more effectively then there will be more and better educated adults in the world which has
Introduction:
Learning a second language in early childhood reaps many benefits for intelligence. While Learning learning a second language at any time in one’s life brings benefits, but learning a second language early in life can be is even more beneficial for not only mental strength but also health. “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” by Chris Berube led me to this research question be interested in bilingualism and wonder what benefits a bilingual person can have versus a monolingual person by demonstrating benefits of bilingualism. Berube discussed the benefits of learning a second language early in life, so I was intrigued to learn more about the benefits of bilingualism decided …show more content…
Learning a second language makes people People who are bilingual test better in many areas, even areas not involved with language. By keeping the brain active, learning a second language can delay Alzheimer’s and dementia. Bilingual people have better attention and have an easier time switching between tasks because of their ability to block out one of their languages when using the other. At a young age, as young as seven months old, a second language can help a child react better to environmental changes. At older ages, being bilingual helps to delay and prevent mental decline. (Marian). Across all ages, bilingualism is beneficial in areas of life from health to stress …show more content…
According to Barbara Lust, a developmental psychology and linguistics expert, cognitive benefits from being bilingual contribute to students’ academic success (Lang). Hispanic students whose native language is Spanish, meaning they learned Spanish before English and Spanish is spoken at home, miss out on classroom instruction because instruction is in English (Benson). If teachers knew made an effort to learn Spanish or students learned more English, then students would have better potential to do well in their classes. A second language does not just benefit people in their ability to speak with people from other countries, but knowing a second language benefits students by giving them sharper thinking skills and higher test scores. Children learning a second language not only is beneficial for personal reasons, but for the country as a whole. If teachers and others people in the workforce knew more languages than English a second language along with English, then more people could be helped if their English is not as good as their native language people who know languages other than English could be reached and working people’s networks could be expanded. Teachers are a great example of this because students could be aided even if their English is not fluent. If more students are being taught better more effectively then there will be more and better educated adults in the world which has