This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills.
The Bilingual Brain
The Bilingual Brain
Instructor: Arturo E. Hernandez
Sponsored by Mojatu Foundation
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3 weeks at 4 hours a week
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CE
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Reviewed on Jun 13, 2023
Dr. Hernandez is a very good professor, his lessons are focused and connect well or chain to the next lesson.
KL
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Reviewed on Aug 22, 2021
I learned how languages are acquired, lost, and maintained and the myths associated with those topics.
ZR
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Reviewed on Jan 17, 2018
This course helped me in understanding various aspects of how brain and mind works and how we can use these knowledge for studying different languages and also when we multitasks
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