Bilingualism And Dementia

Does bilingualism delay the onset of dementia? Kristine Davies The Wykeham Collegiate 2015 Life Science One Research Task Table of contents 1.) Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 3 2.) Literature Review……………………………………………………… 4-8 3.) Process of findings…………………………………………………….. 9-12 4.) Conclusion……………………………………………………………… 12 5.) Bibliography…………………………………………………………..... 13 1. Introduction Bilingualism is a person’s ability to speak two or more languages fluently. Initially

Discussion # 1: Bilingualism As parents, want to make sure we offer the best opportunities and knowledge available to our children. Considering the effects of today’s globalized and interconnected society, knowing and speaking more than one language represents extra opportunities. Additionally, more and more homes are made up of biracial and bicultural parents, which in many instances, includes bilingual or even trilingual environments for our children. We may see teaching our children different

Bilingualism is skill that is gained through life circumstances that does not require some innate skill (Bialystok, 2011). Some of these circumstances could include one’s family, immigration history, or birthplace. The ability to speak and understand more than one language is common among over half the world’s population (Bialystok et al., 2012). In the 1960s, many researchers warned against teaching children more than one language as it many cause confusion and it appeared to have negative effects

benefits of bilingualism and how it affects children, during their childhood and well into adulthood. In addition this paper will look into the scientific and general advantages of bilingualism through scientific studies on the subject. This paper will also identify some of the pros and cons of growing up bilingual. Specifically to be cognitive flexibility, metalinguistic awareness, communicative sensitivity, attentiveness and combatting dementia. A new research era began into bilingualism after the

results are consistent with the notion that both groups exhibit different development of brain networks associated with the control of executive functions. Dr. Tom Schweizer, a neuroscientist in St. Michael Hospital in Canada studied the effects of bilingualism in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. He chose a sample of patients with similar background, education, and disease cognitive detriment. Half were monolingual and half were bilingual. Using CT scans and cognitive evaluation he found that even though

decline (Ska et al., 2009). It is hypothesized that bilingualism promotes healthy cognitive aging by enhancing the executive control functions, preserving grey matter volume, and contributing to the cognitive reserve that can delay the onset of dementia in older age. Bilingualism can be defined as speaking and understanding two languages (MacLeod, Fabiano-Smith, Boegner-Pagé & Fontolliet, 2012). The main empirical finding for the effect of bilingualism on cognition is in the evidence for enhanced executive

In the past, cognitive studies on language processing and memory retrieval was mostly focused on monolingual speakers. The idea of bilingualism and its effect on memory is relatively new, but it is also considered as a rising topic in the field of psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, and second language studies. In 1993, Javier, Barroso, and Muñoz conducted a research with a group of Spanish-English bilingual speakers. They emphasized that language is a powerful retrieval tool and a cue to

If only one knew that bilingualism helps the brain in many different ways, perhaps they would've kept watching Dora when they were younger. Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages. The world is filled with many different cultures that have been widespread throughout the entire globe since the existence and development of the earliest of languages. During this time, nations would come in contact with one another (mostly by surprise and force) and cultures would soon be jumbled up with other

bilingual children to outperform monolingual children in several tasks. Jeffrey Kluger writes in his article that, “Multilingual people, studies show, are better at reasoning, at multitasking, at grasping and reconciling different ideas,” (Kluger). Bilingualism affects the brain in several beneficial ways that put bilinguals in a very satisfying position compared to their monolingual peers. Further research by Jeffrey Kluger shows, “A bilingual brain...is proving to be a more flexible, more resourceful

Bilingual Education and Bilingualism The United States of America is host to a large population of immigrants from all over the globe. For this reason, bilingual education has been a topic of discussion for decades, as children who have migrated with their families need an adequate education that will allow them to succeed. In order to provide English language learners (ELLs) with the best educational experience, it is important to recognize that bilingual education and bilingualism can support academic