Category Archive for : ‘Bilingual Brains’

Can Learning a New Language Improve Your Brain?

by Li-Ann Smal

So… you might have heard the buzz around Everest Language School… there’s a psychological study going on! Two final year students from Trinity College Dublin, Taarika and Li-Ann, have been snooping around school to see if anyone wants to take part. Why, you ask? With the help of Anne-Marie (who is a Dr. due to her research on bilingualism and the brain), we want to see whether having two languages gives you (and your brain) an advantage over people who only

Fluent in English in 10 minutes not 10 years
Neuroscience technology lets you learn a language in 10 minutes!

As some of you know, our Director of Studies has recently completed her PhD in Neuroscience in Trinity College Dublin. The focus of her research was on bilingualism and its effect on the brain. This weekend, she is going to Finland to present some very exciting findings at the  Learning and Plasticity (LaP). This new discovery will allow students to become fluent in English or any language in between 10 and 20 minutes!

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Reasons to become bilingual

by Eva Boes

Learning a new language is fun. And it’s even more fun if you have a good incentive. I hope reading about five reasons why you should become bilingual will help you to be motivated to learn a new language.

First of all: 

Your mother tongue

You may think: I want to learn a new language! What does this have to do with my mother tongue? Well, after learning a new language you may begin to have a new understanding of all languages, including your first language. You can

Happy Christmas in Different Languages
How do you say “Happy Christmas” in your language?

It’s Christmas time and, being a language school, we started to wonder how you say happy Christmas in different languages. Check out the video above and learn how to say happy Christmas in 54 different languages and once you know all of them, there are over a hundred more below.

Everest wants to wish all of our staff, students, friends and families a very happy Christmas and a great new year. We are really looking forward to hearing lots of new

We can’t say it enough: Learning a language has, among many other benifits, an amazing impact on your brain. It makes your brain stronger, healthier, more resilient… Keeping your mind active is as important as keeping your body fit. No matter when you start learning a language, even if you are never going to fully master it… it will always be beneficial!

Watch this fantastic TED-Ed Lesson by Mia Nacamulli where she explains three different types of bilingual brains and why is it so good for you!

Start learning a new language

“The knowledge of two languages is greater than the sum of their parts”. This means that learning a new language provides us with SO much more than simply knowing lots of words in two languages – watch our video to discover some other advantages of becoming bilingual.

Contact us to start learning a new language today! Come to study English in Dublin or join our Spanish courses.

Research at Everest Language School

We were so inspired by our visit from Dr Thomas Bak yesterday that we want to tell you more about the research that we are doing at Everest

Learning a new language benefits your brain!

At Everest we study the psychology and neuroscience of language acquisition. As you become bilingual your brain learns to balance your two language systems. This is like exercise for your brain and it makes it stronger.

We want to collect data from as many students as possible to help us build up models of