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Current Research on the Impact of Foreign Language Learning Among Healthy Seniors on Their Cognitive Functions From a Positive Psychology Perspective-A Systematic Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Shared reading interventions to promote psychosocial well-being in older adults: a systematic review.Health promotion international · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Foreign Language Learning Approaches to Promote Healthy Aging: A Systematic Review.Journal of psycholinguistic research · 2024Pooled it
- Cognitive and Neural Preservation in Older Language Learners: The CNPOLL Framework.Journal of psycholinguistic research · 2026Review
- Cognitive Gain in Digital Foreign Language Learning.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- No evidence of a positive effect of learning Chinese language as an L2 on spatial ability.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Foreign Language Learning in Older Adults: Anatomical and Cognitive Markers of Vocabulary Learning Success.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
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- A Comparative Psycholinguistic Study on the Subjective Feelings of Well-Being Outcomes of Foreign Language Learning in Older Adults From the Czech Republic and Poland.Frontiers in psychology · 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
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Abstract
The purpose of this review study is to explore the existing research focusing on the impact of foreign language learning among healthy seniors on their cognitive functions from the positive psychology perspective. The methods are based on a literature review of available sources found on the research topic in two acknowledged databases: Web of Science and Scopus. The search period was not limited by any time period since there are not many studies on this topic. Altogether seven original studies were detected. The findings of this review study thus reveal that foreign language learning (FLL) has a positive impact on the maintenance and/or enhancement of cognitive abilities irrespective of age. In addition, the FLL courses seem to offer new opportunities for healthy seniors in the area of socializing and integration into society, which consequently may positively affect their overall well-being. Furthermore, the research shows that it is partly through the stimulation of social well-being that the cognitive effects of FLL might be observed. Cognitive aspects of older age are to be further investigated, including the importance of learning a foreign language, as basically all research conducted proves at least some maintenance or even improvement of cognitive functions of older people when starting intensive language training.
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