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8/18/2019 Bilingualism and Dementia

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BILINGUALISM ANDDEMENTIA(ALZHEIMER’S)By Chao Lun Chen


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PREVIEW

Ins!"a#!on$ Ne% &o"' T!es A"#!*e

I+ea$ !, #he !n!#!a* s#u+!es %e"e #"ue (o"e -!*!n.ua*!s / *ess+een#!a)0 !# shou*+ -e #"ue on a a"o1so!e#a* *e2e*

Deen#!a !s a sy#o o, A*3he!e"’s

Cha**en.e$ Can #h!s -e "o2e+4

Why$ P"e2en# o"e neu"o+e.ene"a#!2e +!seases0 !n"ease-!*!n.ua*!s0 o"e *!n.u!s#!s45

D!suss!on$ Poss!-*e so*u#!ons

Loo' a# #he ha**en.es ,o" #he so*u#!ons

Whe"e shou*+ %e !*een# #he so*u#!ons4


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NEW &6R7 TIMES ARTICLE$ WH&BILINGUALS ARE SMARTER

Sua"y

T%o *an.ua.es "ea#e an en2!"onen# o, !n#e",e"ene In#e",e"ene s#"en.#hens o.n!#!2e us*es

T%o s#u+!es %!#h -a-!es #ha# "o2e+ #h!s (Bha##aha"8ee0 &)


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9In a "een# s#u+y o, ;; e*+e"*y San!sh!eny !n eah*an.ua.e = %e"e o"e "es!s#an# #han o#he"s #o #he onse# o, +een#!a ao#he" sy#os o, A*3he!e"’s +!sease$ #he h!.he" #he +e."ee o,-!*!n.ua*!s0 #he *a#e" #he a.e o, onse#?: (Bha##aha"8ee0 &)

Can %e >n+ e2!+ene ,o" #h!s e*se%he"e4

IMP6RTANT P6INT


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DATA S6URCES

T%o 2a"!a-*es

US Census +a#a < @ o, househo*+s %ho ha2e o"e #han one

"!a"y *an.ua.e


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RATE 6 DEMENTIA PER F0PE6PLE 6 A P6PULATI6N

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REGRESSI6N ANAL&SIS

Loo's ."ea#5 Suo"#s #he Ne% &o"' T!es a"#!*e?

C*ea" ne.a#!2e "e*a#!onsh!

A+8us#e+ RJ / ?FKFK;

I*!es #ha# FK?J@ o, #he 2a"!ane !n Deen#!a "a#es !s e*a!ne+-y @ o, househo*+s %!#h one o"e #han *an.ua.e

P*ease no#e$ A*3he!e"’s has any ,a#o"s12a"!a-*es

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DISCUSSI6N$ IS THERE ALINGUISTIC S6LUTI6N4

T%o "oosa*s

E2e"yone .e#s Rose##a S#one

Man+a#o"y seon+a"y *an.ua.e "o>!eny *e2e* a##a!nen# a# ayoun. a.e o" an+a#o"y seon+a"y *an.ua.e e+ua#!on-e.!nn!n. !n e*een#a"y shoo*

Con#!nue+ e+ua#!on a "eQu!"een# ,o" *!,e4 (L!'e ,o" a#!2e *a%ye"s)

Shou*+ a##a!n!n. a h!.h shoo* +!*oa "eQu!"e on#!nue+ e+ua#!on4


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WHERE D6 WE STAND REGARDING SEC6ND

LANGUAGE EDUCATI6N4


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THE PERCENTAGE 6 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTAR& SCH66LS 6ERI6REIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTI6N DECREASED R6M F T6 JK PERCENTR6M FOO T6 J? INSTRUCTI6N IN PUBLIC ELEMENTAR& SCH66LS

DR6PPED R6M J; PERCENT T6 FK PERCENT0 WITH RURAL DISTRICTS HIT THE HARDEST?

< THE PERCENTAGE 6 ALL MIDDLE SCH66LS 6ERING 6REIGN LANGUAINSTRUCTI6N DECREASED R6M K T6 K PERCENT?

< THE PERCENTAGE 6 HIGH SCH66LS 6ERING S6ME 6REIGN LANGUAC6URSES REMAINED AB6UT THE SAME0 AT OF PERCENT?

< AB6UT JK PERCENT 6 ELEMENTAR& SCH66LS AND PERCENT 6MIDDLE SCH66LS REP6RT A SH6RTAGE 6 UALIIED 6REIGN LANGUAG TEACHERS?

(S76RT6N0 D? ALTSCHULER0 G? (N?D?))


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7"s #he "e."ess!on ana*ys!s

Su..es#s #ha# s#a#es F@ -!*!n.ua*!s’ ha2e #he h!.hes# "a#es o, +een#!a?

Su..es#s #ha# s#a#es F@ -!*!n.ua*!s’ ha2e #he *o%es# "a#es o, +een#!a

Can a*so su..es# %h!h *us#e"s o, S#a#es shou*+ -e "eahe+ ou# #o >"s# %!#hany "oose+ so*u#!on


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MEMBERS 6 CENTR6ID JDeen#!aRa#es e"F0

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Pe"en#Househo*+s S#a#e

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F?K K?F@ Ve"on# F?JF ?O@ M!h!.anF? K?@ M!ssou"! J?J O?@ Ne-"as'aF?OF K?@ Tennessee JJ?; O?F@ Pennsy*2an!aJ? K?@ No"#h Da'o#a F? O?J@ No"#h Ca"o*!naJ?K K?O@ A"'ansas F?K O?;@ 7ansas

F? K?O@Sou#hCa"o*!na F?J O?;@ M!nneso#a

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FO?O; ?F@ 6h!o FJ?O FF?@ Geo".!aJJ?K ?J@ Io%a F?JK FJ?@ V!".!n!a


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Wo"'s C!#e+

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