Benefits of learning a foreign language
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Learning a foreign language has several benefits, including improved cognitive abilities from brain training, increased self-esteem from a sense of identity and belonging, and exposure to new cultures which can build bridges between people and foster greater tolerance and appreciation of other perspectives. Foreign language education should integrate models of self-esteem development and provide cultural experiences to realize these benefits.
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- 1. BENEFITS OF LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BY: Mariana Cocha English Teacher.
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- 4. * Lumosity offers a brain training program consisting of more than 40 games in the areas of memory, attention, flexibility speed of processing, and problem solving. This is an online brain training and neuroscience
- 6. * Reasoner’s model (1982), which comprises security, identity, belonging, purpose and competence main components of self-esteem. Applications of a self-esteem model should be pre-planned in the teaching units and integrated within the foreign language curriculum.
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- 9. * "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."
- 10. * Bilingualism offers greater exposure to different cultures and builds bridges between them. Knowledge of different languages entails a treasure of traditional and contemporary sayings, idioms, history, folk stories, music, movies, literature, and poetry of different countries and cultures. An extensive cultural experience also creates greater tolerance, open- mindedness, and appreciation.
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