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How learning a new language improves tolerance

  • Written by Amy Thompson, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of South Florida
imageWhy learn a new language?Timothy Vollmer, CC BY

There are many benefits to knowing more than one language. For example, it has been shown that aging adults who speak more than one language have less likelihood of developing dementia.

Additionally, the bilingual brain becomes better at filtering out distractions, and learning multiple languages...

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