Second language learning in older adults: Effects on brain structure and predictors of learning success
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participants, no DTI was acquired from … in bilingual environments are necessary to achieve a level …
participants, no DTI was acquired from … in bilingual environments are necessary to achieve a level …
Cognitive benefits of learning additional languages in old adulthood? insights from an intensive longitudinal intervention study
… this bias was included as a predictor in the second model and … the larger population of older
adult L2 learners, they also do … was predicted by prior multilingualism, so that we cannot rule …
adult L2 learners, they also do … was predicted by prior multilingualism, so that we cannot rule …
Foreign language learning in older adults: Anatomical and cognitive markers of vocabulary learning success
… the findings on the bilingual advantage and learning-induced … used as the predictors of
language learning performance. … T2 and resting-state fMRI data were also acquired, but they …
language learning performance. … T2 and resting-state fMRI data were also acquired, but they …
Mobile-assisted language learning in older adults: Chances and challenges
C Puebla, T Fievet, M Tsopanidi, H Clahsen - ReCALL, 2022 - cambridge.org
… increasingly multilingual societies and may even reduce age-… the large number of predictors,
potential multicollinearity among … ; refreshing a previously acquired L2 seems simply easier. …
potential multicollinearity among … ; refreshing a previously acquired L2 seems simply easier. …
Learning and processing multiple languages: The more the easier?
J Festman - Language Learning, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… that could help multilinguals acquire new languages (eg, … predictor for bilingual children's
learning success of a third … Most studies in this section reported on a bilingual advantage …
learning success of a third … Most studies in this section reported on a bilingual advantage …
Cognitive and socioaffective predictors of L2 microdevelopment in late adulthood: A longitudinal intervention study
M Kliesch, SE Pfenninger - The Modern Language Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… gaining traction in both the applied linguistics and cognitive study of multilingualism in older
age… are usually the ones acquired first, we extracted the most common 2,500 words from the …
age… are usually the ones acquired first, we extracted the most common 2,500 words from the …
Global and localized network characteristics of the resting brain predict and adapt to foreign language learning in older adults
M Kliesch, R Becker, A Hervais-Adelman - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
… acquire their first language (L1) fast and effortlessly, whereas … that older adults commonly
show a slowing of the brain’s most … study was to identify predictors and correlates of L2 learning …
show a slowing of the brain’s most … study was to identify predictors and correlates of L2 learning …
[PDF][PDF] Age meets multilingualism: Influence of starting age on L3 acquisition across different learner populations
SE Pfenninger - … acquisition: Age, proficiency and multilingualism, 2020 - library.oapen.org
… –are much stronger predictors than starting age for a range of FL … on the acquisition of an L3
in bilingual contexts shows that … a bilingual advantage in older adults but not younger adults. …
in bilingual contexts shows that … a bilingual advantage in older adults but not younger adults. …
Multilingual boost vs. cognitive abilities: Testing two theories of multilingual language learning in a primary school context
R Berthele, I Udry - International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
… We test whether a set of predictions based on a multilingual … knowledge acquired during
language learning are assumed … languages, and in terms of their suitability for the main …
language learning are assumed … languages, and in terms of their suitability for the main …
Linguistic dissimilarity increases age-related decline in adult language learning
JJ Schepens, RWNM van Hout… - … in Second Language …, 2023 - cambridge.org
… learning a considerably dissimilar language at an older age … as well as all control predictors.
Specifically, we included … to account for the multilingual reality of the learners. Migrants from …
Specifically, we included … to account for the multilingual reality of the learners. Migrants from …