[ola] Re: brain research

  • From: Shawn Diez <shawn_diez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:46:59 -0700

¡Muchas gracias!

Shawn Diez
MS Spanish / MS Counselor
shawn_diez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
cell: 503-866-7678

*"I am RPA. We are One."    *




On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Just saw this on Twitter (btw, please follow OWL on Twitter!). It doesn't
> totally address the question but it's related...
>
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> http://news.psu.edu/story/286926/2013/09/10/research/think-twice-speak-once-bilinguals-process-both-languages
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>
> 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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