The Impact of Learning a Language on Brain Health

CALEC Bulletin #43 - Learning an extra language has several advantageous mental effects, with noteworthy implications for a variety of disciplines - including the health of the human brain.

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The impact of speaking an additional language has several positive cognitive effects, with wide implications on a range of disciplines - including human brain health.

Book Highlight

Ce livre propose des solutions pratiques pour toute personne travaillant dans un contexte professionnel franco-américain. Il déconstruit les stéréotypes et accentue l’entente mutuelle. Il est temps d’ouvrir notre esprit et notre curiosité, afin de réussir nos collaborations !

Also available in English.

‘Masks’ gently introduces the concept of wearing masks to young children through a clever series of conversations between animal families.

Available in English, Chinese, Russian, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, and Swahili.

Podcast ‎Révolution bilingue

Thierry Nazzi, chercheur en neurosciences à l'Université-Paris-Descartes nous parle des mécanismes d’acquisition précoce du langage chez les tout-petits (reconnaissance des mots par les jeunes enfants monolingues et bilingues, perception de la parole, etc.).

Languages

Cours d'anglais par dessins animés, pour enfants et plus grands! Le Rich Morning Show propose des cours d'anglais personnalisés par e-mails.

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