Comments on: Is Being Bilingual Good for Your Brain? http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/ Translation Industry, Tips for Translators, Languages, Latinos, Global Markets Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Tim Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:50:03 +0000 http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/?p=124#comment-2795 I know several who would love to participate in this study. I personally would love too. It amazes me how so many of my students are speaking two, sometimes three languages already. They're usually the highest scores in class when it comes to understanding detailed processes. I know several who would love to participate in this study. I personally would love too. It amazes me how so many of my students are speaking two, sometimes three languages already. They’re usually the highest scores in class when it comes to understanding detailed processes.

]]> By: John http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2696 John Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:27:57 +0000 http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/?p=124#comment-2696 If being bilingual can help prevent memory loss, then i'd love to learn another language or two so my brain will get sharper ;) I hope they'll continue with their research and let us know what the findings are. If being bilingual can help prevent memory loss, then i’d love to learn another language or two so my brain will get sharper ;) I hope they’ll continue with their research and let us know what the findings are.

]]> By: Taylor http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Taylor Tue, 24 May 2011 21:36:59 +0000 http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/?p=124#comment-2436 To your comment.. The very act of being able to speak, listen, and think in two languages and of using two languages on a daily basis appears to sharpen people’s abilities to pay close attention to aspects of tasks relevant to good performance.”... It may help explain my wife's attention to detail and her need for exactness in communication. She is bilingual (English/Portuguese) and sometimes drives me nuts with her need to be precise, but perhaps it comes from her bilingualism which sounds like it may provide her with some positive health benefits as well. To your comment..
The very act of being able to speak, listen, and think in two languages and of using two languages on a daily basis appears to sharpen people’s abilities to pay close attention to aspects of tasks relevant to good performance.”…

It may help explain my wife’s attention to detail and her need for exactness in communication.

She is bilingual (English/Portuguese) and sometimes drives me nuts with her need to be precise, but perhaps it comes from her bilingualism which sounds like it may provide her with some positive health benefits as well.

]]> By: Hank the Remodeler http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 Hank the Remodeler Wed, 18 May 2011 12:17:55 +0000 http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/?p=124#comment-2396 It’s good to hear that speaking or learning second language could delay alzheimer’s and memory loss. This news made me more excited on fully learn my Chinese as my second language. They said being bilingual does not necessarily make people smarter. But one researcher said that it probably does make you better at certain skills. Her works shows that bilingual people continually practice this function, yes they have to, because both languages are active in their brains at the same time. They need to suppress one to be able to speak in the other. It’s good to hear that speaking or learning second language could delay alzheimer’s and memory loss. This news made me more excited on fully learn my Chinese as my second language. They said being bilingual does not necessarily make people smarter. But one researcher said that it probably does make you better at certain skills. Her works shows that bilingual people continually practice this function, yes they have to, because both languages are active in their brains at the same time. They need to suppress one to be able to speak in the other.

]]> By: Katty http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Katty Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:42:06 +0000 http://transpanish.biz/translation_blog/?p=124#comment-1235 I definitely do believe that speaking fluently more than two three languages is good for your brain! I speak my native language, Romanian, and also Spanish, English and French. I would very much like to learn German, but it seems very difficult for me, as I am a " latino girl" I definitely do believe that speaking fluently more than two three languages is good for your brain! I speak my native language, Romanian, and also Spanish, English and French. I would very much like to learn German, but it seems very difficult for me, as I am a ” latino girl”

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