The benefits of bilinguals are big.

The benefits of bilinguals are big.

A bilingual person can do many things otherwise than other people. They have great cognitive focus, and they probably can "excel at shifting their attention between tasks more effectively than monolingual individuals, according to a study recently published in the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition". (ScitechDaily.com/Bilingual Minds, Sharper Focus: The Cognitive Benefits of Speaking Two Languages)

A bilingual person can speak and understand two languages fluently. And we all know that this ability makes things like studies easier. But now researchers have noticed that bilingual persons have higher cognitive abilities than monolingual, average people.

"A recent study indicates that bilinguals may excel at controlling attention and disregarding irrelevant information compared to monolinguals, potentially due to their regular language switching. This finding contributes to the understanding of cognitive flexibility and underscores the diverse benefits of learning a second language". (ScitechDaily.com/Bilingual Minds, Sharper Focus: The Cognitive Benefits of Speaking Two Languages)

Bilingualism is one of the greatest things that a person can have. It helps to understand other cultures and make relationships over language barriers. If that other language is English. That makes it possible to get information from a larger area than a monolingual person can. If a bilingual person speaks some other language like some native language that person can be an interesting actor in cultural research.

Surprisingly, bilingualism has never been researched before. The surprising thing in this University of Florida's research is that bilingualism doesn't make learning slower. The thing that a bilingual person can change attention more effectively and faster than a monolingual person is surprise. Bilingualism may have some kind of connection with brain areas that control focus.

The fact is that bilingualism is an ability that requires research. That thing might have a deeper effect on human cognitive abilities than nobody imagined before. And that thing, the ability to change languages fluently is a very big benefit for the person with that ability. The language is a door to another culture. And we should benefit from that kind of thing.

https://scitechdaily.com/bilingual-minds-sharper-focus-the-cognitive-benefits-of-speaking-two-languages/

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