Reply #12: the asian language is much more complex -

[mzteris]

it requires more "thinking" than Spanish - or English - for that matter. So much has to be inferred from the context of the conversation. One sound can mean dozens of different things. So you have to really listen, pay attention, sort through those "options".

My opinion is that knowing these more complex languages just makes you capable of more complex thinking.

I just had another thought, given that they are more "tonal", where that language center is stored is probably more related to the "music center" of the brain" which affects the "math" center.



FYI- our spanish immersion program has created some of the HIGHER math scores in the school district for both Hispanics and African Americans in the program.