Expat Anthea Rowan on the many benefits of learning a new language.
On some level, even if they don’t immerse themselves in two languages but are merely exposed to a second, half of the world’s population conducts life in more than just their mother tongue.
Research indicates that babies as young as four months who live in bilingual environments can distinguish between two languages, by reading lip movement and facial expressions, and they show a strong preference for the language their mother spoke during pregnancy.
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