Second Language

Face to Face With a New Language

The Minnesota Daily | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Foreign Language, French, Cognitive Development, Language, Skype, Culture, Second Language, College, College News
The Minnesota Daily

Learning about new and exciting cultures directly from the ones who live in it is one of my favorite facets of learning a new language. But taking a foreign language also offers a great opportunity to improve even in unrelated areas.

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Anthea Anka: My Kid Is A Brain Surgeon. Or So I'm Hoping.

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Second Language, Parenting Children, Parenting Tips, Children's Books, Teaching Children, Children School Choices, Parental Concerns, Raising Children, Smart Children, Parenting Smart Children, Redroom, Parenting Pressure, Parents News
Red Room

The most amusing sort of parents -- to me of course -- are the ones that push the bounds of what their kids can do because they simply can't help themselves.

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Bilingual Kids Might Have A Cognitive Edge

FYI Living | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Second Language, Toddlers and Immersion School, Healthy Living Health News, Toddlers and Second Language, Video, Healthy Living Mind, Brain Development and Second Language, Babies and Second Language, Babies, Healthy Living News

By: FYI Living Can learning a second language as a toddler give your child a cognitive edge over kids who wait until high school French class? ...

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Can Language Influence Your Sex Personality?

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Second Language, English, Research, Sex, Caucasian, Chinese, Study, Erotic Talk, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Style News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

In speaking multiple languages, you could potentially have "multiple personalities" in the sack, exponentially increasing the passion potential in your boudoir as you keep things fresh and exciting in Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian...

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Learn Your Second Language and Enjoy the Journey

Steve Leveen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Second Language, The Inner Life, Learning Spansih, Learn Spanish, Learn New Language, Speak Spanish, Learning Language, Learn Language, Healthy Living News
Steve Leveen

When people hear I'm studying Spanish, they often are bemused. I want to share a secret: learning a second language is both harder--and easier--than you might think.

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Obama's Right: More Americans Should Learn a Second Language

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spanish Language, Barack Obama, Mobile Language Learning, Spanishpod, English-Only, Second Language, Chinesepod, Obama Foreign Language, Obama Language, Politics News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

Whether it's learning Chinese, a language critical to future global commerce, or Spanish, the most widely spoken language in the U.S. after English, as a nation we need to get going

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