{"id":2782,"date":"2015-03-27T10:05:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T10:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:21:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:21:31","slug":"why-learn-a-new-language-the-benefits-of-bilingualism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/why-learn-a-new-language-the-benefits-of-bilingualism\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Learn a New Language? The Benefits of Bilingualism Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"striped\"><strong>Although it helps, learning a new language doesn\u2019t only assist with boosting your CV and making travelling that little bit easier, it benefits many cognitive processes too. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"striped\">\n<p><!--more Read more--><br \/>\nAlthough it helps, learning a new language doesn\u2019t only assist with boosting your CV and making travelling that little bit easier, it benefits many cognitive processes too.<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that being able to speak two or more languages aids a number of cognitive processes. The brains of those that can speak multiple languages work differently than single language speakers; these differences offer a number of mental benefits.<\/p>\n<p>These benefits only apply to those people that speak multiple languages regularly. If you\u2019re currently <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"\/general-interest\/languages\/\">learning a language<\/a><\/span> then don\u2019t panic, because you can still reach fluency and you\u2019ll reap the same benefits as those that have been speaking multiple languages since they learned to walk.<\/p>\n<h2>Smarter<\/h2>\n<p>Using a language other than your first challenges your brain to negotiate meaning, communicate and recognise alternative language systems. This skill can then be applied to other problem-solving tasks, for example, students who study languages tend to<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/psychology.illinoisstate.edu\/cbs\/readings\/BialystokMartin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gain higher grades in standardised tests<\/a><\/span>, particularly in the areas of maths and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<h2>Multitasking<\/h2>\n<p>Switching between two or more languages forces people to swap and change between multiple speech, writing and structure systems. This ability to mentally juggle a number of structures means that linguists become great multi-taskers.<\/p>\n<h2>More perceptive<\/h2>\n<p>Studies have shown that polyglots are much better than the single language speaker at observing their surroundings and retaining information, as well as omitting anything that\u2019s irrelevant.<\/p>\n<h2>Improved memory<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve all seen the hundreds of brain training games out there, and that\u2019s because the brain improves with exercise \u2013 just like a muscle. When you learn a new language you aren\u2019t just learning a new vocabulary, you have to memorise rules and structures that are very different to what you\u2019re used to. Doing this helps to strengthen your brain and improve overall memory which results in multi-language speakers being much better at retaining and recalling information like shopping lists, directions and phone numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although it helps, learning a new language doesn\u2019t only assist with boosting your CV and making travelling that little bit easier, it benefits many cognitive processes too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[168,109],"class_list":["post-2782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc","tag-language","tag-psychology"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/featured-image-test-1.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Nick Cooper","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/author\/nccnickcooper\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37681,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions\/37681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}