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View article: Bilingual engagement and cognition across the adult lifespan: Insights from regional minority language speakers in the north of the Netherlands
Bilingual engagement and cognition across the adult lifespan: Insights from regional minority language speakers in the north of the Netherlands Open
This retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between a continuous measurement of bilingual engagement (operationalized as language entropy) and cognitive aging in regional minority language speakers. We drew Frisian–Dutch bili…
View article: Language Learning as a Non-Pharmacological Intervention in Older Adults with (Past) Depression
Language Learning as a Non-Pharmacological Intervention in Older Adults with (Past) Depression Open
Background: Language learning has been proposed as a non-pharmacological intervention to promote healthy aging. This intervention has not been studied in older adults with a history of depression, who experience high prevalence of cognitiv…
View article: The Association Between Multilingual Experience Factors and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: A Lifelines Study
The Association Between Multilingual Experience Factors and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: A Lifelines Study Open
Objectives The complex life experience of speaking two or more languages has been suggested to preserve cognition in older adulthood. This study aimed to investigate this further by examining the relationship between multilingual experienc…
View article: Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol
Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Project multisite, randomized controlled trial, registered report protocol Open
Background Unaddressed age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults, typified by negative consequences for speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. There is promising evidence that group singing may enhance…
View article: N400 or P600?—A Systematic Review of ERP Studies on Gender Stereotype Violations
N400 or P600?—A Systematic Review of ERP Studies on Gender Stereotype Violations Open
Psycholinguistic studies using the event‐related brain potential (ERP) technique have found both N400 and P600 effects for gender stereotype violations. The finding of a P600 effect for this type of world knowledge violation is surprizing …
View article: The effects of language learning on cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being in cognitively healthy older adults: A semi-blind randomized controlled trial
The effects of language learning on cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being in cognitively healthy older adults: A semi-blind randomized controlled trial Open
This study investigated the impact of language learning in comparison to other complex learning activities on cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being in cognitively healthy, community-dwelling older adults. In a randomized contro…
View article: Long-term effects of structure-based versus dynamic usage-based instructional programs for French
Long-term effects of structure-based versus dynamic usage-based instructional programs for French Open
This study compares the effects of two instructional programs on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills after six years of instruction. The first is based on dynamic usage-based (DUB) principles, with a great deal of exposure and …
View article: Second Language Neurocognition and First Language Attrition
Second Language Neurocognition and First Language Attrition Open
First language attrition research has long attempted to carve its own distinct niche, clearly separate from, for instance, second language development. However, neurocognitive perspectives on attrition necessitate a more holistic approach,…
View article: Pronouns in the brain
Pronouns in the brain Open
This chapter draws on the field of psycholinguistics to give an overview of studies that have focused on how we can observe pronoun processing within the brain. Detailing experimental procedures, this chapter explains how researchers have …
View article: Language pedagogies and late-life language learning proficiency
Language pedagogies and late-life language learning proficiency Open
Late-life language learning has gained considerable attention in recent years. Strikingly, additional language (AL) proficiency development is underinvestigated, despite it potentially being one of the main drivers for older adults to lear…
View article: Experimental methods to study late-life language learning
Experimental methods to study late-life language learning Open
Healthy ageing research has been put high on the research agenda in recent years, with studies investigating which life experiences can contribute to healthy ageing. One life experience that has received abundant attention is multilinguali…
View article: The Effects of Language Teaching Pedagogy on Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults
The Effects of Language Teaching Pedagogy on Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults Open
With the field of late-life language learning (LLLL) expanding fast, ample attention has been paid to cognitive benefits ensuing from LLLL. However, these studies have yielded mixed results, which may be partly explained by seniors’ langua…
View article: Structure-based Versus Dynamic Usage-based Instruction
Structure-based Versus Dynamic Usage-based Instruction Open
In the Netherlands, teaching programs for French as a foreign language in secondary school usually involve an explicit focus on grammar. This is partially motivated by early findings in SLA research, which showed that explicit instruction …
View article: Musical and Multilingual Experience Are Related to Healthy Aging: Better Some Than None But Even Better Together
Musical and Multilingual Experience Are Related to Healthy Aging: Better Some Than None But Even Better Together Open
Objectives Life experiences that are complex, sustained, and intense, such as active participation in music and speaking multiple languages, have been suggested to contribute to maintaining or improving cognitive performance and mental hea…
View article: Language Entropy Relates to Behavioral and Pupil Indices of Executive Control in Young Adult Bilinguals
Language Entropy Relates to Behavioral and Pupil Indices of Executive Control in Young Adult Bilinguals Open
Introduction It has been proposed that bilinguals’ language use patterns are differentially associated with executive control. To further examine this, the present study relates the social diversity of bilingual language use to performance…
View article: Biodiversity communication at the UN Summit 2020: Blending business and nature
Biodiversity communication at the UN Summit 2020: Blending business and nature Open
Biodiverse ecosystems play a key role in maintaining life on earth. In response to rapid declines in biodiversity throughout the world, the UN Biodiversity Summit 2020 brought together world leaders to discuss potential solutions. We draw …
View article: Requests for assistance in the third-age language classroom
Requests for assistance in the third-age language classroom Open
In this conversation analytic study, we investigate requests for assistance in the third-age (65+) language classroom. Seven Dutch seniors participated in a one-month course of English as a foreign language. We found that these seniors ask…
View article: Foreign Language Learning as Cognitive Training to Prevent Old Age Disorders? Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Language Training vs. Musical Training and Social Interaction in Elderly With Subjective Cognitive Decline
Foreign Language Learning as Cognitive Training to Prevent Old Age Disorders? Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Language Training vs. Musical Training and Social Interaction in Elderly With Subjective Cognitive Decline Open
Introduction : With aging comes a reduction of cognitive flexibility, which has been related to the development of late-life depression and progression of general cognitive decline. Several factors have been linked to attenuating such decl…
View article: An English academic reading course for Dutch pre-university students
An English academic reading course for Dutch pre-university students Open
In this research note we argue that reading lessons for the subject of English in Dutch pre-university education require adjustments. Currently, these lessons do not prepare students well for university reading. Too often, lessons emphasiz…
View article: Exploring Language Learning as a Potential Tool against Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life Depression: Two Meta-Analyses and Suggestions for Future Research
Exploring Language Learning as a Potential Tool against Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life Depression: Two Meta-Analyses and Suggestions for Future Research Open
Late-life depression (LLD) affects about an eighth of community-dwelling seniors. LLD impacts well-being, with loneliness and small social networks being typical. It has also been linked to cognitive dysfunction and an increased risk of de…
View article: Methodological concerns and their solutions in third-age language learning studies
Methodological concerns and their solutions in third-age language learning studies Open
With the average life expectancy in especially developed countries steadily increasing, healthy ageing is prioritised on the research agenda. Various studies have looked into bilingualism as a possible anti-ageing tool to delay the onset o…
View article: The Bidirectional in Bilingual: Cognitive, Social and Linguistic Effects of and on Third-Age Language Learning
The Bidirectional in Bilingual: Cognitive, Social and Linguistic Effects of and on Third-Age Language Learning Open
Bilingualism has been put forward as a life experience that, similar to musical training or being physically active, may boost cognitive performance and slow down age-related cognitive decline. In more recent years, bilingualism has come t…
View article: Effectiveness of a dynamic usage based computer assisted language program
Effectiveness of a dynamic usage based computer assisted language program Open
The current paper explores whether a Dynamic Usage Based (DUB) approach – which takes authentic meaningful language use with repetition and scaffolding for comprehension as its basis – can also be implemented in a CALL environment. The eff…
View article: J’ai l’impression que: Lexical Bundles in the Dialogues of Beginner French Textbooks
J’ai l’impression que: Lexical Bundles in the Dialogues of Beginner French Textbooks Open
Formulaic language is notoriously difficult for second language learners of French to master (Edmonds, 2014; Forsberg, 2010). Yet, no study has examined formulaic language in French textbooks despite the fact that in many contexts, textboo…
View article: Unlearning and Relearning of Languages from Childhood to Later Adulthood
Unlearning and Relearning of Languages from Childhood to Later Adulthood Open
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View article: Do low L2 abilities impede healthy aging for migrant older adults in the Netherlands?
Do low L2 abilities impede healthy aging for migrant older adults in the Netherlands? Open
Research towards aging of migrant populations has so far mostly focused on (bio)medical and psychological aspects. Here we explore to what extent second language ability is a factor influencing the healthy aging process of older Turkish mi…
View article: Intensity of Multilingual Language Use Predicts Cognitive Performance in Some Multilingual Older Adults
Intensity of Multilingual Language Use Predicts Cognitive Performance in Some Multilingual Older Adults Open
Cognitive advantages for bilinguals have inconsistently been observed in different populations, with different operationalisations of bilingualism, cognitive performance, and the process by which language control transfers to cognitive con…