Learning a foreign language and the size of the brain

Learning a language increases your brain size! The process of acquiring a second language can significantly improve intellectual performance and delay brain aging. Research has shown that children who learn or speak a foreign language benefit hugely even if it takes a little bit more effort to juggle two sets of vocabulary and grammar at once.

Eight advantages of learning a second language::

1. Improves memory – a child between 2 and 5 years of old can remember a new word every hour, pointed out by Noam Chomsky – an American linguist and philosopher.
2. Supports Decision-Making – Researchers shows at the University of Chicago concluded that bilinguals are better at making rational decisions through their ability to capture details.
3. Improves the ability to concentrate – knowing a foreign language improves the ability to concentrate
4. Delays the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – By activating the working memory of the human brain, bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or various types of dementia for at least 5 years.
5. Stimulates multidirectional perception – Learning a second language in early childhood affects the ability to notice differences .
6. Develops multitasking – children using more than one language can move faster and more efficiently from the task at hand to the next than their single-language speaking peers.
7. Strengthens cognitive intelligence – that is the ability to use acquired knowledge and information in everyday situations.
8. Improves the knowledge of the mother tongue. Paradoxically, learning a foreign language, and thus also strengthening memory, concentration skills, and cognitive intelligence contributes to the improvement of the knowledge of their mother tongue.