Jim Kwik breaks down five ways learning a language sharpens your brain. Five hours of weekly practice boosts concentration fast. Bilingual people switch tasks better, remember more, and stay sharper as they age.
Here are 5 ways learning languages can improve your cognitive skills. Number 1, deepening your concentration skills. Learning a new language for just 5 hours per week shows a positive impact on students' levels of alertness and focus after just 1 week of practice. Number 2, better memory retention. Studying a language engages memorization skills as well as recall and improves both short-term and long-term memory. Number 3, better attention and task-switching capacities. A bilingual brain has developed the ability to inhibit one language while using another. Next, higher creativity levels. Bilingual children exhibit more creativity in problem-solving, decision-making, and having a more flexible attitude and approach to things. Next, protection against cognitive decline. Bilingual seniors can experience less cognitive decline, and students who are learning a second language later in life can still benefit from some of the neurological changes.
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