bilingual education, n.All

While being bilingual doesn't prevent dementia, it does delay the disease's effects by an average of five years.

Babies brought up in a bilingual environment have stronger working memories than those brought up with only one language.

More han 50% of the world's population can speak two languages

Bilingual education is the attempt to integrate Spanish-speaking students into the American mainstream as slowly as possible by keeping them fluent in their ancestral tongue.

Bilingual stroke patients are also twice as likely to have normal cognitive functions after suffering a stroke than patients who only speak one language.