Youth Journalism – Leo Bader and Sreehitha Gandluri
“The capacity to function in another language subtly works on our brain’s hardwiring, heightening something called our “tolerance of ambiguity,” or the ability to stay calm and logical when faced with an unknown. This happens constantly when learning a language; in conversation, we are bound to come across unfamiliar words and structures. To respond, we have to look to the person, and not their words, to try to understand what they are saying.” (more)