Second-language learning and changes in the brain

Presumably, second-language (L2) learning is mediated by changes in the brain. Little is known about what changes in the brain, how the brain changes, or when these changes occur during learning. Here, we illustrate by way of example how modern brain-based methods can be used to discern some of the...

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Published in:Journal of neurolinguistics Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 509 - 521
Main Authors: Osterhout, Lee, Poliakov, Andrew, Inoue, Kayo, McLaughlin, Judith, Valentine, Geoffrey, Pitkanen, Ilona, Frenck-Mestre, Cheryl, Hirschensohn, Julia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2008
Elsevier
Subjects:
Bilingualism
Brain
Cognitive science
Cognitive Sciences
ERPs
Event Related Potentials
Humanities and Social Sciences
Language Processing
Life Sciences
N400
Neurons and Cognition
Neuroscience
P600
Plasticity
Psychology
Second language
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Sociology
VBM
ERPs
VBM
N400
P600
Language processing
Plasticity
Second language
ISSN:0911-6044, 1873-8052
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Summary:Presumably, second-language (L2) learning is mediated by changes in the brain. Little is known about what changes in the brain, how the brain changes, or when these changes occur during learning. Here, we illustrate by way of example how modern brain-based methods can be used to discern some of the changes that occur during L2 learning. Preliminary results from three studies indicate that classroom-based L2 instruction can result in changes in the brain's electrical activity, in the location of this activity within the brain, and in the structure of the learners’ brains. These changes can occur during the earliest stages of L2 acquisition.
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ISSN:0911-6044
1873-8052
DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2008.01.001