Have you ever wondered how the brain switches between different languages for individuals that are bilingual and multilingual? Today, ScienceDaily discussed how the bilingual and multilingual brain filters between languages while an individual is engaged in reading or listening to material outside of their native tongue.
According to scientist Guillaume Thierry, PhD: "Bilingual individuals retrieve information from their native language even when it's not necessary, or, even more surprising, when it is counterproductive, since native language information does not help when reading or listening to second-language words."
This research is interesting because it exposes how embedded one’s native language is in the mind, even when an individual learns an entirely different language. This research provides an interesting insight into what happens in the mind of English language learners while reading English.
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