Language immersion and language training: Two paths to enhanced language regulation and cognitive control.
Bilingualism
Cognitive control
Language immersion
Language regulation
Language training
Journal
Brain and language
ISSN: 1090-2155
Titre abrégé: Brain Lang
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7506220
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2021
12 2021
Historique:
received:
06
05
2021
revised:
11
10
2021
accepted:
14
10
2021
pubmed:
7
11
2021
medline:
26
4
2022
entrez:
6
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
When bilinguals switch languages they regulate the more dominant language to enable spoken production in the less dominant language. How do they engage cognitive control to accomplish regulation? We examined this issue by comparing the consequences of training on language switching in two different contexts. Chinese-English bilinguals were immersed in English (L2) while studying abroad (this study) or in Chinese (L1) in their native language environment (Zhang et al., 2015). In each study, participants performed the AX-CPT task while EEG was recorded and were then trained on language switching. While Zhang et al. found that training enhanced proactive control in the L1 context, there were no effects of training under L2 immersion conditions. Critically, L2 immersed bilinguals revealed enhanced proactive control at pre-test and greater L1 inhibition on language switching relative to L1 immersed bilinguals. We hypothesize that L2 immersion creates a natural training context that increases reliance on proactive control to enable regulation of the L1.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34741985
pii: S0093-934X(21)00137-1
doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105043
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105043Informations de copyright
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