Being bilingual boosts brain power

My previous post introduced a fantastic web resource for learning Mandarin.  This article highlights the benefits of using such a website as a means of becoming bilingual.  The article starts:

'Learning a second language can boost brain power, scientists believe.

The US researchers from Northwestern University say bilingualism is a form of brain training - a mental "work out" that fine-tunes the mind'.

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