April 18, 2007 at 4:58 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, Diet and the brain, General language learning
Omega- 3 and learning
Clinical trial boosts omega-3’s ADHD benefit claims by Stephen Daniells - Omega-3 supplementation of children with learning and behavioural problems led to significant improvements, adding important data to this high profile subject. A number of studies have reported similar results and this led to calls by some for omega-3 supplementation of school [...]
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April 17, 2007 at 12:42 pm
· Filed under General language learning, Music and language learning
music and language learning
Receiving musical training early in life enhances long-term language learning- The Daily Northwestern By Day Greenberg-Musical training in adults and improves the mind’s ability to decipher sound, a new study published by Northwestern researchers found.
“Musical experience improves the brain’s ability to make sense out of the information it gets from your ear,” [...]
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April 15, 2007 at 8:14 am
· Filed under General language learning, Languages and the world, Learn French
French in the world
French language alive and kicking by/from Jeffery Simpson ChronicleHerald-Vive le francais- According to Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow, the language is alive and flourishing. “English Canadians — and actually all English speakers — are probably most surprised to hear that, far from declining, French is thriving,” Barlow said in a recent e-mail [...]
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April 14, 2007 at 1:09 pm
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Matrix and language learning
The Practical Linguist / Get your mind in the mood for languages by/from Marshall R. Childs Special to The Daily Yomiuri
Many people believe that human beings have a “critical period” during which they can learn languages with ease, and after which they cannot. The critical period is a matter of scholarly controversy [...]
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April 12, 2007 at 6:39 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, General language learning, Learn Polish, Learn Ukrainian
Language and pronunciation
Languages which are little spoken, such as Polish or Ukrainian, might be hard at first in terms of pronunciation, not because you are not good with languages but because the native speakers of these languages have never herd any non natives speak their language, therefore, their brains are not wired to understand non [...]
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April 11, 2007 at 6:17 am
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Diet and learning
You do not have to go crazy with this but in my own experience these are the things that make me perform better mentally. I am not a doctor and recommending these but they work for me. How I test this objectively? I play chess online. My rating will fluctuate by over 100 [...]
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April 9, 2007 at 9:42 am
· Filed under Being bilingual, General language learning
new language and your native language
Science of language-Bilingual brain by Nigel Praitis sciencefirst-Too many words? The brains of bilingual children are able to distinguish between the two languages.
Yet the brain is remarkable in being able to distinguish between two languages. Bilingual children may take slightly longer to utter their first word but they quickly learn [...]
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April 5, 2007 at 5:33 am
· Filed under General language learning, Learn Chinese
Chinese
Chinese language is on the rise by Pauline Vu from Stater online-American students have been learning to say “hola” and “bonjour” for years now, but lately, more and more of them are learning to say “ni hao.” An interest to learn Chinese has surged in the United States as China has risen as a global [...]
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April 3, 2007 at 6:02 am
· Filed under General language learning
How to learn a language
I have taught languages for several years. Initially my lessons were quite traditional. Grammar and typical structured lessons. Latter I developed many techniques. At this point even with beginners I have changed my method. It’s the way I learned English.
Reading, Writing and conversation.
Since most of the people I teach are adults [...]
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April 2, 2007 at 5:31 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, General language learning, Motivation and language learning
Brain plasticiy
‘Plastic’ brain transforms itself by Lynda Hurst-For centuries, science regarded the human brain as a machine, with every component in its place, every task assigned. If a part was broken or worn out, that was that. It couldn’t be replaced: its function was permanently lost. That was also wrong. Injured or dysfunctional cells and [...]
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