News tagged with second language

Foreign subtitles improve speech perception

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 11, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 2

Do you speak English as a second language well, but still have trouble understanding movies with unfamiliar accents, such as Brad Pitt's southern accent in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? In a new study, published ...

Babble Of Baby Reveals Language Skills

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 03, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 1

Children have a remarkable ability to learn new languages. As little as five hours of exposure to a second language is enough to help infants incorporate characteristics of that language into their babbling ...

Use it or lose it? Study suggests the brain can remember a 'forgotten' language

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 24, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 1

Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. Our subjective impression is often that the neglected language ...

Study finds that children can learn a second language in preschool

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Interim results from an international research project which looks at bilingual education reveal that children can learn a second language as early as preschool.

What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 10, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim and Dr. Mark Leikin ...

Do bilingual persons have distinct language areas in the brain?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Jul 08, 2009 | 4 / 5 (7) | 2

A new study carried out at the University of Haifa sheds light on how first and second languages are represented in the brain of a bilingual person. A unique single case study that was tested by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the ...

Researchers find simple camera enhances preschool learning

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

May 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three Penn State Harrisburg faculty researchers have proven an educational program built around a simple disposable camera enhances learning for both children and teachers in preschool settings.

Psychologists reveal the un, deux, trois of learning a second language

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 19, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parlez-vous français? If you were quick at learning foreign languages at school, it could be because your brain has an enhanced ability to remember sequences.