The amazing benefits of being bilingual

 

Dear BIS community,

If you have a minute or two to spend, please read this thought-provoking article about bilingualism from the BBC:

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Being bilingual could keep our minds working longer and better into old age, which could have a massive impact on how we school our children and treat older people. In the meantime, it makes sense to talk, hablar, parler, sprechen, beszel, berbicara in as many languages as you can.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160811-the-amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual

 

Anders Hjelm

DP Coordinator