This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills.
The Bilingual Brain
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Reviewed on Dec 19, 2021
This course was indeed one of the best that was offered by Coursera. Thanks to Dr. Hernandez for his profound knowledge. I learned a lot.
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Reviewed on Aug 15, 2020
It led me to a whole new world to see bilingualism from different point of view. It explained ideas that I had before scientifically.
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Reviewed on Oct 13, 2019
This course provides lost of data and valuable information for those who are interested in bilingualism and how the brain works.
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