Fluent Forever : How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
Chapter 7. Epilogue: The Benefits and Pleasures of Learning a Language
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- They’re more creative
- On average, elderly bilinguals will show symptoms of dementia five years later
- Appendix 4 1 “Trying to choke yourself with your own throat”
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
| Chapter 7. Epilogue: The Benefits and Pleasures of Learning a Language
1 Recent studies show that you don’t need to be bilingual from birth: This is from a little article in the neuroscience journal NeuroImage: Johan Mårtensson, et al, “Growth of Language-Related Brain Areas After Foreign Language Learning,” Neuroimage 63 (2012): 240–244. It’s some of the very first confirmation that second language learning and bilingualism from birth look very similar from a physiological standpoint. 2 They’re more creative: If you want to really jump into bilingual superpowers, start with the introduction to Reza Kormi-Nouri, et al, “The Effect of Childhood Bilingualism on Episodic and Semantic Memory Tasks,” Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 49, no. 2 (2008): 93–109. It provides a nice, quick overview of all sorts of research on the problem solving and creative capabilities of bilinguals. 3 On average, elderly bilinguals will show symptoms of dementia five years later: There are all sorts of cool studies on this, but one of the most interesting ones is Gitit Kavé, et al, “Multilingualism and Cognitive State in the Oldest Old,” Psychology and Aging 23, no. 1 (2008): 70–78. It looked at the number of languages each person knew, how well they knew them, and all sorts of neat things. Appendix 4 1 “Trying to choke yourself with your own throat”: This is a quote from a delightful YouTube video about A’yn (see http://tinyurl.com/arabicayn ). The teacher, Maha, is a bit mistaken when it comes to the position of A’yn (it’s even farther back in the throat than the uvula), but she does a wonderful job of teaching you how to make the sound, and her enthusiasm is infectious. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There is only one name on the cover of this book, and I find that ridiculous. Yes, I wrote it. Yes, this book is a reflection of me and my experiences. But this is not my book. Every single word and every single step along this journey has been shaped by others. My family, my friends, my colleagues, my teachers, my community: you’ve made me what I am and this book what it is, and for that, you have my eternal gratitude. In particular, I’d like to thank Melanie Henley Heyn. This book is a testament to the adventures that she and I shared. It would not exist without her or be nearly as good without her courageous editing and support. As for the others, I’ll start at the beginning. In 2003, my friend Rob Istad casually recommended a German immersion program that would eventually start this whole journey. Thanks for that; it’s been quite the ride. This book was sold thanks to the support of Melanie Pinola and the Lifehacker team; the input of Brette Popper, Karen Schrock Simring, and Gretl Satorius on the proposal; and the torrent of passion, knowledge, and all-around kick-assery that continuously pours out of my agent, Lisa DiMona. Rick Horgan, my editor, tore me and this book to pieces, and I cannot thank him enough for the experience. Without his brutal honesty, this book would be terrible. Seriously. Andrea Henley Heyn is the best first reader I could have hoped for. Her patience and keen sense of structure made this book a lot more sensible to people who don’t live inside of my head. Additional thanks to Colette Ballew and Meghen Miles Tuttle. Your input was invaluable. Last but not least, to friend and video editor extraordinaire Nick Martin, and to my dear Kickstarter backers: I love you all. I’d like to especially thank Joel Mullins, Marc Levin, Mike Forster, Mike Wells, Nikhil Srinivasan, and Xavier Mercier for their extraordinary support. Together, you’ve allowed me to take a book and a few ideas, and turn them into a system with all the bells and whistles I could have hoped for. Thank you. INDEX Bold numbers refer to a detailed description of a tool or concept. abstract concept accent, 3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3 , 6.1 , 6.2 adjective, 5.1 , 5.2 adrenal gland alphabet see also phonetic alphabet alphabetical lists, app5.1 , app5.2 Amazon, bm7.1 , bm7.2 amygdala, tải về 3.86 Mb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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