{"id":382,"date":"2022-11-28T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ealinsw\/?page_id=382"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:39:03","slug":"bilingual-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/ealinsw\/useful-websites\/bilingual-brilliant\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual? Brilliant!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking more than one language is not uncommon. In fact, nearly half of the World Population speaks more than one language. There are many benefits of bilingualism with new research showing that being bilingual delays the onset of Dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer. \"\"<\/p>\n

Scotland’s National Centre for Languages
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is a great page full of resources and sign posts all to do Brilliant Bilinguals so why not to visit their site to learn more.<\/p>\n

Much Language Such Talk<\/strong> MLST podcast<\/strong>\u00a0 is<\/a> a language podcast answering your questions about language, learning, and culture.
\nYou can learn about bi- and multilingualism and what it means to speak more than one language. You can explore the benefits, the advantages, the struggles of bilingualism, what it entails, and what it means in the daily life of people who speak, know, and study more than one language. The blog addresses topics such as language change, how we learn languages at different ages, bilingualism and language disorders, language identity and culture, minority languages, language policies, language education \u2013 you name it!\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

For each episode, we will speak to bi\/multilinguals, parents or teachers, and researchers or experts in their respective field, to learn more about language learning and all the fun being bi\/multilingual brings!<\/p>\n

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Bilingualism Matters<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0is a website dedicated to all things Bilingualism\"\". You can find out the facts about acquiring, learning and using more than one language from experts around the world. Keep up to date with resources, events and news from our network of branches and members.<\/p>\n

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Making Thinking Visible and PROJECT ZERO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Zero – Visible Thinking<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

Project Zero\u2019s mission is to understand and nurture human potentials \u2013such as learning, thinking,<\/em><\/div>\n
ethics, intelligence and creativity \u2013in all human beings. Our research examines the nature of such\"\"<\/em><\/div>\n
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potentials, the contexts and conditions in which they develop, and the practices that sup<\/em>port their <\/em>flourishment. (source Project Zero)\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n

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Watch this short video to learn more about this project and the thinking routines available.<\/div>\n
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