[ola] Re: brain research
- From: Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:17:44 -0500
Just saw this on Twitter (btw, please follow OWL on Twitter!). It doesn't
totally address the question but it's related...
http://news.psu.edu/story/286926/2013/09/10/research/think-twice-speak-once-bilinguals-process-both-languages
Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
El 09/09/2013, a las 01:00, Shawn Diez <shawn_diez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> I've had some conversations about two things that I'd love to share with
> students this week during English week but I'd like some resources. Sorry if
> these were sent but I can't find anything. Any videos or studies would be
> great to have.
>
> The first is about how long it takes for your brain to adjust to L2 after it
> has been in english. I want to use this as a way to impress the importance of
> staying in L2.
>
> Secondly, is the amount of hours it takes to get from Novice Low to
> Intermediate Mid or High. Would love to talk about that as well to illustrate
> how it takes a lot of effort to learn a language. Yet, to partner that with
> some of the other videos and info that have been going around on this
> listserv regarding how quickly you can learn basics and communicate; I think
> it would be a nice combination.
> Thanks for any info you can pass on.
>
> Shawn Diez
> MS Spanish / MS Counselor
> shawn_diez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cell: 503-866-7678
>
> "I am RPA. We are One."
>
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