[ola] Re: brain research
- From: Lisa Lucas <lisajones12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:49:12 -0700
I realize I'm a bit late on the response on this one (brain research and
switching from L2 to L1), and I'm going out on a limb here, but I think it is
an amazing skill to be able to switch back and forth between languages, and may
be a fun skill to practice, even. I took a course on court interpretation a
couple of years ago, and what court (or any) interpreters do is very difficult,
a highly skilled practice, and requires HOURS of training. I think we should
point out to our students that switching between L2 and L1 is an important
skill to have in today's job market, but perhaps we are not taking time to
develop that skill in our classes. A lot of what our students do when they use
their Spanish out in the community is interpretation. I'm not arguing that we
speak L1 in class; I'm just suggesting that we might point this out. I would
be interested in the research, but I wonder if there is any because there are
so many different aptitudes and scenarios out there. I also hesitate to give
my students a number of minutes it might take to switch back to L2 because I
don't necessarily believe that's true for all.
Anywhoo... sorry to bog down your in boxes!
Lisa
On Sep 10, 2013, at 13:23, Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been telling my students it takes about 10 minutes give or take 5 for
> the brain to switch over. I have just based this off of personal experience
> and what I have seen in classes. If you find some solid research on that sort
> of thing please share!
>
> 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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