Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ &copy;2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ The benefits of being bilingual http://www.pri.org/stories/science/the-benefits-of-being-bilingual-9043.html Science and Technology Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:20:00 -0500 Fluency in just one language in the 21st century is a competitive disadvantage, and it could be holding back your brain. In a recent New York Times Op-Ed piece, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee wrote that bilingual people outperform single language speakers in cognitive tests of all kinds. Science and Technology Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:55:29 -0500 know 3 languages: tri-lingual<br /> know 2 languages: bi-lingual<br /> know 1 language: American Hermann Lahr Science and Technology Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:47:36 -0500 In addition to these more &quot;selfish&quot; benefits, each language opens the door to a complete new world and culture. You will not get &quot;lost in translation&quot; PRI: Public Radio International