Aprendizado de idiomas, cérebro bilíngue e educação bilíngue
by BARBARA J. KING The largest study so far to ask whether speaking two languages might delay the onset of dementia symptoms in bilingual patients as compared to monolingual patients has reported a robust result. Bilingual patients suffer dementia onset an average of 4.5 years later than those who speak only a single language. While knowledge… Read More
An auto-antonym (sometimes spelled autantonym), or contronym (also spelled contranym), is a word with a homograph (another word of the same spelling) that is also an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning). Variant names include antagonym, Janus word (afterthe Roman god), enantiodrome, self-antonym, antilogy, addad (Arabic, singular didd). It is a word with multiple meanings, one of which is defined as the reverse of one of its other meanings. This phenomenon is also… Read More
In many countries, Teachers’ Days (or Teachers Day) are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community in general. The date on which Teachers’ day is celebrated varies from country to country and Wikipedia was kind enough to… Read More
A BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas está divulgando a 8ª Pesquisa de Produtividade no Aprendizado de Idiomas no Brasil. Acompanhamos anualmente o desempenho, indicadores e resultados de aproximadamente 3.000 funcionários patrocinados pelas mais diversas empresas, mapeando e quantificando o aproveitamento e a produtividade dos alunos. Na pesquisa atual, que abrange 2003 a 2012, utilizamos… Read More
BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas is releasing its 8th Research Productivity in Language Acquisition in the Brazilian market. We follow the annual performance indicators and results of approximately 3,000 employees sponsored by several companies, mapping and quantifying the progress and productivity of students. In the current research, which covers results from 2003… Read More
O tema “irmãos gêmeos” tem sido frequente nas áreas da psicologia e da educação. E no bilinguismo não seria diferente. Uma das dúvidas é se a aprendizagem dessas crianças ocorre do mesmo modo que as de gestação única. A resposta é sim, segundo Norma Wolffowitz-Sanchez, que possui Mestrado em Linguística Aplicada e Estudos da Linguagem… Read More
ScienceDaily — While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the advantage comes from girls’ superior verbal skills. “People have always thought that males’ advantage… Read More
One crative way to help learners improve their vocabulary is the use of images and funny double meanings. When you start to work on building your vocabulary, it’s really important to have fun. Having a great vocabulary, and constantly building it, is something that can be a very beneficial habit rather than a chore. Here… Read More
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