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http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualadvantages.htm

Learning foreign languages

Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Bilingual

- Ability to learn new words easily

- Spotting rhymes and other associations between words

- Ability to use possessed information in new ways

- Word categorization

- Coming up with solutions to problems

- Good listening skills

- Improved communication skills

Are there any disadvantages to bilingualism?

Delay of cognitive damage

- in the brain of a bilingual person there are two languages, that are constantly active

- bilinguals know fewer words of any scientific category in comparison with monolingual people

There's nothing better for maintaining high cognitive function that participating in stimulating physical or mental activity – it can also delay the onset of symptoms in people suffering from dementia and other cognitive degenerative diseases.

What does 'bilingualism' actually mean?

- bilingualism refers to a situation when a child grows up and is confronted with two distinct languages

the particular way in which we all learn our native language as children

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Benefits of being bilingual

Improved cognitive skills

Delay of cognitive damage

Learning foreign languages

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