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Is Bilingualism Associated With a Lower Risk of Dementia in Community-living Older Adults? Cross-sectional and Prospective Analyses

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2014
The aim of this study was to determine whether bilingualism is associated with dementia in cross-sectional or prospective analyses of older adults.In 1991, 1616 community-living older adults were assessed and were followed 5 years later. Measures included age, sex, education, subjective memory loss (SML), and the modified Mini-mental State Examination (
Caleb M, Yeung   +3 more
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A time sharing cross-sectional study of monolinguals and bilinguals at different levels of second language acquisition

Brain and Cognition, 1986
Several methodological factors associated with the concurrent activities (finger-tapping) paradigm were considered in a cross-sectional study investigating cerebral patterns of asymmetry in three groups of English-speaking non-Hispanic dextral males at three levels of second language (Spanish) acquisition and one control group of monolinguals.
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The Andalusian Bilingual Sections Scheme: Evaluation and Consultancy

2009
With around 8m inhabitants, and comprising eight provinces, the southern Spanish region of Andalusia is the largest in the state. In 2005 the Andalusian government launched the Plan de Fomento del Plurilingüismo (Plan to Promote Plurilingualism, henceforth the Plan), with a view to modernising linguistic policies in line with European initiatives ...
Casal, Sonia, Moore, Pat
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The Effects of Content and Language Integrated Learning in European Education: Key Findings from the Andalusian Bilingual Sections Evaluation Project

Applied Linguistics, 2009
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) represents an increasingly popular pedagogic approach that has evolved in response to the recognised need for plurilingual competence in Europe. In this article, we present key findings from one of the first large-scale, multidimensional CLIL evaluation projects.
F. Lorenzo, S. Casal, P. Moore
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The Census Bureau's 2011 Determinations of Coverage under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act Mandating Bilingual Voting Assistance

2012
INTRODUCTION On October 13, 2011, the Director of the United States Census Bureau issued a notice of determination identifying the jurisdictions that are covered by the minority language assistance provisions of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA” or “Act”).
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Introduction to Special Section on Bilingual Youth Mental Health Services

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Maciel Campos   +2 more
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