Does being bilingual protect against Alzheimer’s? Can it help slow cognitive decline? There is clear evidence that it causes beneficial and long-lasting changes in the brain.
Many second- and third-generation Latinos feel insecure about their Spanish-speaking abilities. Shaul Schwarz, Verbatim/Getty Images for Be VocalA young Latina mother I was interviewing once laughed uncomfortably as she described her sons’ embarrassment when put on the spot by older Latinos. They would speak to her sons in Spanish, before quickly adding in the same language, “How awful! You don’t understand me in Spanish?” Her sons would then sheepishly reply – in Spanish – “Yes, I understand. B
A group of nine students are participating in a prestigious French literary contest. John Abbott College is the only English-language institution in North America to take part.
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