Impact of Learning a Foreign Language on the Enhancement of Cognitive Functions Among Healthy Older Population
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11150/19:10396296 RIV/00179906:_____/19:10396296
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10936-019-09659-6#citeas" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10936-019-09659-6#citeas</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10936-019-09659-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10936-019-09659-6</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impact of Learning a Foreign Language on the Enhancement of Cognitive Functions Among Healthy Older Population
Original language description
The purpose of this article is to discuss to what extent foreign language learning may enhance cognitive functions among healthy older population. The methods used in this study included cognitive assessments using standardized tests, intervention through English language teaching and learning, and statistical analysis. Out of 60 older Czech citizens, 42 cognitively unimpaired participants were selected for the experiment. These participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (20 subjects) studying English for 12 weeks (three 45-min lessons per week) and a control group (22 subjects) whose members did not have any language training. The results of the research show that there has been a slight enhancement of cognitive skills in the experimental group. Nevertheless, on the whole, the scores of the experimental and control groups did not considerably differ. Despite this fact, the results indicate that cognitive functions among healthy older population can be maintained through regular foreign language training.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30502 - Other medical science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
ISSN
0090-6905
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
48
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1311-1318
UT code for WoS article
000492593200004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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