Our Brain Looks Different

When knowing two languages we never stop and think about what is going on in our brains as we hear other people talk the languages we know and how sometimes we switch languages as we are having a conversation. Knowing two languages means that you are considered bilingual and your brain looks and works differently than monolingual people. 



There are three types of ways people learn languages. The first way is called compound bilingual; you are considered a child learning two languages at the same time. Coordinate bilingual, the second way is when you are learning a new language at school but still speaking your native language at home with friends and family. Subordinate bilingual is the last way of learning a second language which means you learn by using your native language. When you learn a language as a child you can grasp the social and emotional context better. As an adult, you don't get the same benefits. 



Now that I know the different types of bilingual learning, I consider myself a coordinated bilingual. The reason that I say this is because I learned Spanish at home because that is all my family would speak around me. When I started school I started to learn English but would only practice it at school. So growing up till maybe about the start of high school, I started speaking English at home. 

TED-Ed. “The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain.” Youtube, 23 June 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY&t=8s


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