Vocabulario de la semana – Vocabulary of the Week

Correction: from 2 weeks ago (“hánnanos” should be “hágannos”)
tema – topic (theme)
el mundo – the world
y el cerebro – and the brain
he hecho – I have done
niños – children
y – and
adultos – adults
sacados de – taken from
se puede encontrar en – it can be found at
aquí hay – here are
en el libro – in the book
del cerebro – of the brain
en otras palabras – in other words
continúa – continues
de procesos del cerebro – of brain processes
por ejemplo – for example
areas del cerebro – brain areas (areas is spelled the same in each language)
palabras – words
de – of/fr om/about
categorías de información – categories of information
reglas – rules
teorías – theories
experiencia – experience
observación – observation
menos eficaz – less effective
al día – a day
memoria – memory
veces – times
tan eficaz – so effective
estudiantes – students
nuestros cursos – our courses
que recibimos – that we receive
beneficios – benefits
educación básica – basic education
con éxito – with success (successfully)
porción verbal – verbal portion
demostró – demonstrated
matemáticas – math
en los casos de niños – in the cases of children
destreza – skill

Hola friends! For this week our blog topic is about learning a new language, or more specifically, Spanish. This tema is fascinating to me and I understand that around el mundo, there is a fascination with learning y el cerebro. He hecho some research and found some very interesting articles about how learning a new language affects el cerebro of both niños y adultos. (more…)