https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4 Remember To Learn en-us 2019-11-20 17:48:36 UTC 2024-11-25 18:43:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5e3.png m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414182753 Only disagreement found, claiming there was no benefits, and if they were they are limited to certain types of bilinguals. They seem very adamant on this, that it is just not possible, which I find interesting due to the amounting evidence against that notion. “Across 12 different measures of executive function, derived from 4 different nonverbal tasks, there was no consistent evidence supporting the hypotheses that either early bilingualism, highly fluent balanced bilingualism, or trilingualism enhances inhibitory control, monitoring or switching.”]]> 2019-11-20 17:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414182753 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414183069 This source touches on the multiple benefits that learning a language has and includes many studies and references. It also that the benefits range from early childhood to late adulthood, and includes possible downsides to bilingualism. “The cognitive and neurological benefits of bilingualism extend from early childhood to old age as the brain more efficiently processes information and staves off cognitive decline.”]]> 2019-11-20 17:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414183069 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414184032 Narrates the conversation on the topic, giving us input on many different points of views and comments from different researchers. It has mainly agreements, with some counter arguments. I also find it interesting that it claims teenagers who speak two languages are better at ignoring unneeded stimuli.  “In the new study, bilingual young adults performed better in ignoring irrelevant stimuli and focusing on relevant information. One possible reason for this ability is that the very processes of learning two languages and switching back and forth between them train the brain to be more attuned to auditory information, Bak said.”]]> 2019-11-20 18:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414184032 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414184429 The author created this as a form of advertisement/blog that makes you want to learn a language from him and his company. After researching, all of his claims were backed up by research, if not proven to be true. “Language learning can make you smarter, improve your decision-making, and even keep your brain healthy in old age!”]]> 2019-11-20 18:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414184429 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414186126 This article was referenced by another on of my sources, and reports on research done on language learners brains while they were studying, and they themselves were surprised at hat they found. I think its cool that they found something they didn’t even intend to look for! “We were surprised that different parts of the brain developed to different degrees depending on how well the students performed and how much effort they had had to put in to keep up with the course.”]]> 2019-11-20 18:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414186126 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414206813 Brings up that learning a new language as an older adult does not work as a cognitive correction tool, but rather is effective due to bilingualism individual experiences and how they relate and learn the language in their head. Seems so start off negative and then ends neutrally. “Bilingualism has come to be acknowledged not as a trait but as a highly individual experience where the context of use strongly modulates any cognitive effect that ensues from it.”]]> 2019-11-20 18:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414206813 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414208109 Introduces cognitive benefits not only as a side effect of learning a new language, but learning a new language as a tool to increase cognitive function. Interesting that someone decided to use this to an advantage. “A simple and short cognitive intervention can be designed to improve cognition supported by the reorganization of functional brain circuitry and the increase in neuronal structures.” ]]> 2019-11-20 18:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414208109 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414216340 a survey done of multilingual students about their language learning experience cross referenced with their memory. Two specific survey takers are referenced in the essay, as their experiences mirror what other articles have said, that one experienced different effects of learning languages, and that one was able to relate his third language to learning his second, making it easier to learn, when he connected neural structures in his brain. ]]> 2019-11-20 18:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/414216340 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/415995441 David  Eagleman  comments momentarily about the growth of a certain Albert Einstein's brain. Mr. Einstein had a quiet passion for paying the violin, and in brain scans taken of this mathematical geniuses brain uncovered that “the brain area devoted to his left fingers had expanded”, fingers that would have been used when he practiced and played the violin. So not only does learning a language grow the brain, but practicing almost anything really hard can have these positive effects!]]> 2019-11-25 05:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/415995441 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/418312370 2019-12-02 06:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/418312370 m_arechigasmith https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/421458871 This essay studies the effects learning a second language has on the brain, and the scientific discussion on whether the benefits should be trusted as true, in addition to whether it can work as a brain stimulation tool. ]]> 2019-12-09 06:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/m_arechigasmith/Essay4/wish/421458871