The Benefits of Multilingualism to the Personal and Professional Development of Residents of the US

Autor/inn/en	Kroll, Judith F.; Dussias, Paola E.
Titel	The Benefits of Multilingualism to the Personal and Professional Development of Residents of the US
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 50 (2017) 2, S.248-259 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12271
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Cognitive Ability; Aging (Individuals); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Dementia; Neurological Impairments; Brain; Well Being; Cognitive Development; Pathology; Psycholinguistics; Language Research; Neurosciences; Educational Benefits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Denkfähigkeit; Aging; Altern; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Demenz; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Gehirn; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kognitive Entwicklung; Pathologie; Psycholinguistik; Sprachforschung; Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	In the past two decades, new research on multilingualism has changed our understanding of the consequences of learning and using two or more languages for cognition, for the brain, and for success and well-being across the entire lifespan. Far from the stereotype that exposure to multiple languages in infancy complicates language and cognitive development, the new findings suggest that individuals benefit from that exposure, with greater openness to other languages and to new learning itself. At the other end of the lifespan, in old age, the active use of two or more languages appears to provide protection against cognitive decline. That protection is seen in healthy aging and most dramatically in compensating for the symptoms of pathology in those who develop dementia or are recovering from stroke. In this article we briefly review the most exciting of these new research developments and consider their implications. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01