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ALEJANDRA ISIDRO
GOMPERS PREPARATORY

Gompers Preparatory Academy ACADEMY

Email:

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The Benefits People who know three
opportunity to make friends with

people who share the language.

languageswere diagnosed 6.4 years
When it comes to traveling, later than monolinguals, while those
speaking the local language

creates a much more authentic

fluent in four or more languages,
experience. enjoyed an extra nine years of
healthy cognition.

Jobs with pay differentials

based on bilingualism usually

pay 5-20% more per hour for

bilingual employees.

The key difference between bilinguals

and monolinguals is the ability to

monitor the environment. Switching

between languages requires keeping

Jobsknow that multilingual consumers
track of changes around you in the
are a huge commercial force and
same way that we monitor our
represent a significant opportunity for
surroundings when driving.
future business.

People who speak two languages

do not show the typical symptoms

of Alzheimers such as memory

loss, confusion and difficulties

with problem-solving until much

later.