Wodniecka, Z., & Cepeda, N. J. (2008). Beyond the classroom: Bilingualism, cognitive skills, and health. In A. Mollica (Ed.), Teaching and Learning Languages (pp. 15-24). Welland, Ontario: Soleil Publishing. (Reprint of Wodniecka & Cepeda, 2007) [180k pdf]

The authors discuss the effects of bilingualism on cognitive skills such as problem-solving, task switching, and ignoring irrelevant information, and health, including the onset of dementia during aging. They also examine the types of cognitive skills that are and are not likely to benefit from bilingualism.

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