South Cobb High School has a tremendous group of dedicated Foreign Language and ESOL teachers. Love of language, love of world cultures, and love of learning are their motivation, and creating multilinguists is their collective goal. The advantages of learning and communicating in languages other than your own are many.
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February 2009
02/12/2009
BENEFITS OF BEING BILINGUAL
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What are the benefits of being bilingual?
Here are just a few benefits of being bilingual:
1. Being bilingual has a positive effect on intellectual growth and enriches and enhances mental development
2. Leaves students with more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening
3. Improves a person's understanding of his/her own native language
4. Enables communication with people you would otherwise not have the chance to know
5. Opens the door to other cultures and helps you understand and appreciate people from other countries
6. Gives a student a head start in language requirements for college
7. Increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset.
Being fluent in two languages may help to keep the brain sharper for longer, a study suggests.
Researchers from York University in Canada carried out tests on 104 people between the ages of 30 and 88. They found that those who were fluent in two languages rather than just one were sharper mentally.
Writings in the Journal of Psychology and Ageing said being bilingual may protect against mental decline in old age. Previous studies have shown that keeping the brain active can protect against senile dementia.
1. Being bilingual has a positive effect on intellectual growth and enriches and enhances mental development
2. Leaves students with more flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening
3. Improves a person's understanding of his/her own native language
4. Enables communication with people you would otherwise not have the chance to know
5. Opens the door to other cultures and helps you understand and appreciate people from other countries
6. Gives a student a head start in language requirements for college
7. Increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset.
Being fluent in two languages may help to keep the brain sharper for longer, a study suggests.
Researchers from York University in Canada carried out tests on 104 people between the ages of 30 and 88. They found that those who were fluent in two languages rather than just one were sharper mentally.
Writings in the Journal of Psychology and Ageing said being bilingual may protect against mental decline in old age. Previous studies have shown that keeping the brain active can protect against senile dementia.
