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Ep81. Neuroscience and Language Acquisition: How the Brain Learns New Tongues

From Languages Pedagogy Podcast · Hosted by Mike Llerena

2025-02-07·00:12:06

Episode summary

In this episode of Languages Pedagogy Podcast: The ability to learn a new language is often seen as a skill, but modern neuroscience tells us it’s much more than that. Learning a language rewires the brain, strengthens cognitive functions, and even changes the way we think.

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The ability to learn a new language is often seen as a skill, but modern neuroscience tells us it’s much more than that. Learning a language rewires the brain, strengthens cognitive functions, and even changes the way we think. In this season premiere, we explore what really…