ArticleJournal of psycholinguistic research2019
Impact of Learning a Foreign Language on the Enhancement of Cognitive Functions Among Healthy Older Population.
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- Cognitive Advantage of Bilingualism Over Monolingualism in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Current Alzheimer research · 2022Pooled it
- Current Research on the Impact of Foreign Language Learning Among Healthy Seniors on Their Cognitive Functions From a Positive Psychology Perspective-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Later life learning: what is it, and who is it for? A systematic scoping review of the "learning and health in later life" literature.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- The Effects of Language Teaching Pedagogy on Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Foreign language learning can improve response inhibition in individuals with lower baseline cognition: Results from a randomized controlled superiority trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Foreign Language Learning in Older Adults: Anatomical and Cognitive Markers of Vocabulary Learning Success.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Foreign Language Training to Stimulate Cognitive Functions.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Effects of foreign language learning on executive functions in healthy older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Maintaining and Supporting Seniors' Wellbeing through Foreign Language Learning: Psycholinguistics of Second Language Acquisition in Older Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Enhancing Cognitive Performance of Healthy Czech Seniors through Non-Native Language Learning-A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Are There Any Cognitive Benefits of Computer-Based Foreign Language Training for Healthy Elderly People? - A Mini-Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Benefits of the Use of Mobile Applications for Learning a Foreign Language by Elderly Population.Procedia computer science · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss to what extent foreign language learning may enhance cognitive functions among healthy older population. The methods used in this study included cognitive assessments using standardized tests, intervention through English language teaching and learning, and statistical analysis. Out of 60 older Czech citizens, 42 cognitively unimpaired participants were selected for the experiment. These participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (20 subjects) studying English for 12 weeks (three 45-min lessons per week) and a control group (22 subjects) whose members did not have any language training. The results of the research show that there has been a slight enhancement of cognitive skills in the experimental group. Nevertheless, on the whole, the scores of the experimental and control groups did not considerably differ. Despite this fact, the results indicate that cognitive functions among healthy older population can be maintained through regular foreign language training.
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