###### tags: `Cambly`,`Grant`
# 2020/11/10 Speaking Two Languages Could Protect Brain Function

[Speaking Two Languages Could Protect Brain Function](https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/speaking-two-languages-could-protect-brain-function/TS6C8Af5EeuuuP8zWiPtxg)

## Discussion
### What are your thoughts on the findings of this study?
I'm super surprised because many Taiwanese can speake two languages Taiwanese and Chinese, but they still suffer from dementia as they get older.

### Are the majority of people in your country bilingual?
If Taiwanese count**s**, the answer would be yes. But in these years, the population speaking both Taiwanese and Chinese seems **to have decreased** rapidly, the younger generation almost can't speak Taiwanese.

### Did you study any foreign languages in school?
Yes I did, I had started my English ~~studied~~ **studies** in kindergarten but stopped after **I** graduated from high~~t~~ school. I still remember my first English teacher in kindergarten she came form Myanmar.

**after graduating from high school.**

### Do you think kids should be required to learn a second language in school?
Yes, totally agree. Language is a tool, not a subject, this is what I've learned **during** ~~in~~ these years. The world is broad, with a second language, I can view **it** broader.

### Would you have any interest in learning Spanish?
I had tried to learn Spanish when I was in high school, but after attending three classes I gave up. There're ~~many~~ **more** ~~alphabets~~ **accented letters** and complicated rules in Spanish.

## Further Discussion
### Why did you decide to start learning English?
My mom decided that for me when I was younger.
But these days I decided it ~~by~~ **for** myself. I had once ~~to~~ attend**ed** a project cooperated with France. We had a translator she could speak English, Chinese and French, but the French **group** still spoke English although~~t~~ with a strong accent, **because of that** I decided to learn **English** ~~with them~~ from that day **on**. **Being** Familiar with English I can gain ~~other~~ information~~s~~ more correctly and quickly, travel to other countries ~~more~~ **to konw them** ~~deeper~~ **better** and ~~farer~~ **further**.

### How often do you get a chance to speak English in your day-to-day life?
I have a friend ~~she~~ **who** came from Vietnam and used to live in Taiwan when we studied ~~in~~ **at** University. She couldn't speak Chinese fluently, but **was** good at English. We communicated in English as we could at that time. But now without Cambly, it is hardly ~~to~~ **that I** get a chance to speak English in my current life.

### In your opinion, what's the best thing about being bilingual?
In my opinion people who ~~is~~ **are** bilingual might have a ~~heighter~~ **better** chance to ~~accept diffences~~ **be more open minded**.

### Do you know anyone who's multilingual?
Yes, my younger sister. She can speak Chinese, English and Japanese. I hope I can be multilingual someday.

### Anyone who keeps learning stays young. — Henry Ford. What do you make of this statement?
This is really important. Many researchs results have postive connection**s** with this statement. ~~Except~~ **Besides** (As well as) languages, there're many other choices to learn, I wish I ~~can~~ **could** keep learning ~~in~~ my whole life.

### Q:
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.
=> make excauses not to do it

candy (American)
sweets (British)