What Happens When You Learn Another Language
If you're here reading this, you probably know who we (Amistad Institute) are, so you most likely know or are learning a foreign language. Speaking more than one language can bring you lots of benefits, and today we will show you some of them.
1. It can make your brain stronger.
Since learning a new language is a really complex process, it makes your brain work double time. Studies have even shown, that children who grow up bilingual, tend to an increased intelligence. It also improves your focus, concentration, attention and even lowers the chances of you falling for marketing hypes.
2. You get a whole new perspective about culture.
By learning another language, you unintentionally learn a lot about its culture as well, you get an inside perspective. This lets you see how other cultures see your own and you might even get more comfortable experiencing other cultures.
3. You'll get to meet new people.
Making friends with people from different countries, who have different cultures and speak different languages will let you strengthen your friendship with them. There's lots of chances of making friends that people lose because they don't speak the language of the other person.
4. You'll get to experience more when you travel to other countries.
Many amazing places you could visit when you go to other countries might only be found by asking around, and in many cases the only way to do that is by speaking the language. It could also help you a lot in blending in with the crowd.
5. It can change the way you think.
Studies have shown that people who speak more than one language tend to make more rational decisions and can hep you avoid being a victim to your emotions. By thinking in a language other than your native, you learn to think in that language, therefore you eliminate any emotional bias and you chose the most logical option.
6. Enjoy things in their original language
Things like books or movies might be more enjoyable when you experience them in their original language. Many jokes, puns or phrases can only be understood by seeing or reading them in their original language.
7. You'll be less likely to have brain diseases in the future
Multilingual adults have experienced the onset of Alzheimer's or dementia at a later age than monolingual adults. Many studies where made to test if gender, health or even economic status had any contribution to these diseases, but none of them showed as many results as the number of languages the patients spoke.
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