I found this article also very interesting. I had read a similar article in High School for Spanish Class. However, I think what was most interesting was the fact that bilingual speakers have lower levels of Dementia and Brain deterioration than Monolingual speakers. I am working on my third language, I wonder what that means for me?
A great point that was brought up was that bilinguals are more aware of their surroundings and thus are able to be more aware of multiple cultural contexts. When you are learning a language you have to become culturally aware of the language and you begin to perceive the subtleties within the culture so you can understand people better. I used to not like learning another language, but all of the evidence shows that learning other languages is very beneficial not only for global context, but also mentally.
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