I found parts
of Jeffrey Kluger’s article about multilingualism quite questionable in that
the majority of the information provided is, as the author described, “based
primarily on his [Sean Lynch] own observations”. He believes that young
children face difficulties with learning two languages simultaneously, but has
long-term benefits including cognitive health, improved decision-making and
problem solving.
I have never
had the joy of realizing that what I perceive in one language is different to
what I perceive in another. I cannot tell you how much I wish I could. The
tests conducted within this article strongly support the fact that bilingualism
or multilingualism is good for us; not only our health, but how we perform and
think. This demonstrates a clear correspondence with what we have previously
discussed.
I hope that
one day I get the chance to learn the majority of another language. I would
love to be bueno en español. Even without the cognitive advantages, the ability
to effectively communicate with more people increases our purpose as social
beings.
I wish you luck in your attempts to attain a second language Ben! Shame Arabic didn't work out, although Spanish is more widely spoken and would most likely be more useful. Then again, Chinese is quite useful as well. You know what, just learn all of them. All languages. However it was interesting to hear your thoughts on the article as you don't speak a second language.
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