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Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning
Executive functions (EFs) serve as an umbrella term to describe a set of higher-order cognitive abilities that include working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem-solving. Various studies suggest that foreign language learning likely promotes executive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9680333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36412660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14040053 |
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author | Frolli, Alessandro Cerciello, Francesco Esposito, Clara Ciotola, Sonia De Candia, Gaia Ricci, Maria Carla Russo, Maria Grazia |
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description | Executive functions (EFs) serve as an umbrella term to describe a set of higher-order cognitive abilities that include working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem-solving. Various studies suggest that foreign language learning likely promotes executive functions, but others suggest that executive functions could improve foreign language learning. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between executive functions and foreign language learning and how these processes could interact. The sample included 64 children from kindergarten, aged 4–5 years, with no documented neuropsychiatric disorders, and from the middle–high literacy group. They were divided into three groups based on the level of their knowledge of the foreign language. A significant effect of the group on the executive tasks is shown in the comparison of the groups. Children who belonged to a group that had advanced foreign language proficiency had better results in executive tasks. Our results suggest that the higher the level of foreign language proficiency, the higher the performance of the executive tasks. However, we do not know if there is a causal effect between these variables. |
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spelling | pubmed-96803332022-11-23 Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning Frolli, Alessandro Cerciello, Francesco Esposito, Clara Ciotola, Sonia De Candia, Gaia Ricci, Maria Carla Russo, Maria Grazia Pediatr Rep Article Executive functions (EFs) serve as an umbrella term to describe a set of higher-order cognitive abilities that include working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem-solving. Various studies suggest that foreign language learning likely promotes executive functions, but others suggest that executive functions could improve foreign language learning. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between executive functions and foreign language learning and how these processes could interact. The sample included 64 children from kindergarten, aged 4–5 years, with no documented neuropsychiatric disorders, and from the middle–high literacy group. They were divided into three groups based on the level of their knowledge of the foreign language. A significant effect of the group on the executive tasks is shown in the comparison of the groups. Children who belonged to a group that had advanced foreign language proficiency had better results in executive tasks. Our results suggest that the higher the level of foreign language proficiency, the higher the performance of the executive tasks. However, we do not know if there is a causal effect between these variables. MDPI 2022-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9680333/ /pubmed/36412660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14040053 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Frolli, Alessandro Cerciello, Francesco Esposito, Clara Ciotola, Sonia De Candia, Gaia Ricci, Maria Carla Russo, Maria Grazia Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title | Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title_full | Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title_fullStr | Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title_full_unstemmed | Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title_short | Executive Functions and Foreign Language Learning |
title_sort | executive functions and foreign language learning |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9680333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36412660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14040053 |
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