Bilingualism and attentional processes in the age and language proficiency continuum.

年龄和语言能力连续体中的双语和注意力过程。

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-05215
• 负责人: Ansaldo, AnaInés
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: Université de Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=684554
• 关键词: Bilingualism; attentional; processes; age; language

Canada is a nation of great ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity. Many Canadians speak 2 or more languages, usually including one or both official ones (Houle attention. Lifelong bilingualism has also been associated with changes in the brain's structure and how it functions, but we have not yet established the link between these changes and enhanced attention. These advantages seem to vary depending on age and second language usage and proficiency, but no work has yet addressed the links between age, second language usage and proficiency, attention and the brain.***In the last 6 years, my team has established an original, structured research program designed to answer these questions. We have already identified some important clues. Three interrelated studies on attention and the brain are the backbone of this NSERC proposal. A team of talented researchers under my supervision will use state-of-the art scientific tools and methods to address each question and integrate the answers to gain a real understanding of the mechanisms by which speaking more than one language could lead to cognitive and brain advantages.***This work is important for Canada, an officially bilingual country. Learning a second language may represent a long-term cognitive investment, in the form of an array of neural and cognitive resources that could, among other things, help people cope with age-related cognitive decline and contribute to their well-being. Our follow-up program will allow us to examine the possibility of inducing positive neural and behavioural changes by teaching one or more languages late in life. From an academic perspective, this work will provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex interactions between second language usage proficiency, attention, and the brain, and provide the basis for future research on other life experience factors that trigger positive changes in cognition and the brain. Given the importance of cognitive functions to our everyday life and the increase in the number of elderly people in our society, this is a promising research field.*********Houle, R. & Corbeil, J.P (2016) Language Projections for Canada 2011 to 2036. Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series. Statistics Canada.**

加拿大是一个种族、语言和文化多样性很大的国家。许多加拿大人讲两种或两种以上的语言，通常包括一种或两种官方语言（Houle注意。终身双语能力也与大脑结构及其功能的变化有关，但我们尚未建立这些变化与增强注意力之间的联系。这些优势似乎取决于年龄和第二语言的使用和熟练程度，但还没有研究表明年龄，第二语言的使用和熟练程度，注意力和大脑之间的联系。在过去的6年里，我的团队已经建立了一个原创的，结构化的研究计划，旨在回答这些问题。我们已经找到了一些重要的线索。关于注意力和大脑的三项相互关联的研究是NSERC提案的支柱。在我的监督下，一个由才华横溢的研究人员组成的团队将使用最先进的科学工具和方法来解决每个问题，并将答案整合起来，以获得真实的理解，了解说一种以上的语言可以导致认知和大脑优势的机制。这项工作对加拿大这个官方双语国家来说很重要。学习第二语言可能代表着一种长期的认知投资，其形式是一系列神经和认知资源，这些资源可以帮助人们科普与年龄相关的认知衰退，并有助于他们的幸福。我们的后续计划将使我们能够研究通过在生命后期教授一种或多种语言来诱导积极的神经和行为变化的可能性。从学术角度来看，这项工作将全面了解第二语言使用熟练度，注意力和大脑之间的复杂相互作用，并为未来研究引发认知和大脑积极变化的其他生活经验因素提供基础。鉴于认知功能对我们日常生活的重要性以及社会中老年人数量的增加，这是一个有前途的研究领域。乌勒河Corbeil，J.P（2016）加拿大2011年至2036年的语言预测。种族、语言和移民专题系列。加拿大统计局。