Comments on: Do foreign language skills really help people to be smart? http://www.thechessdad.com/2010/01/do-foreign-language-skills-really-help-people-to-be-smart/ Strong mind, strong kids and strong bond Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:46:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: TheChessDad http://www.thechessdad.com/2010/01/do-foreign-language-skills-really-help-people-to-be-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-21 TheChessDad Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:39:11 +0000 http://www.thechessdad.com/?p=273#comment-21 Thank for your note. My assumptions based on parents alone may not be valid, that is why I said "might". On the other hand, I think foreign language skills will help people to be smart, but smart people does not necessarily have foreign language skills. Thank for your note. My assumptions based on parents alone may not be valid, that is why I said “might”.

On the other hand, I think foreign language skills will help people to be smart, but smart people does not necessarily have foreign language skills.

]]> By: someone http://www.thechessdad.com/2010/01/do-foreign-language-skills-really-help-people-to-be-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-20 someone Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:47:53 +0000 http://www.thechessdad.com/?p=273#comment-20 who knows... but I can tell you for sure that Fabiano Caruana, American with both parent Italians, GM in his teens, 2600+ Elo FIDE, recently moved from the US to Europe and playing for Italy... well, you would assume he speaks at least English (his first language being born and growing in US) and Italian, well I can tell first hand he cant speak much Italian at all. So your assumptions about language skills from family might not be actually true... who knows… but I can tell you for sure that Fabiano Caruana, American with both parent Italians, GM in his teens, 2600+ Elo FIDE, recently moved from the US to Europe and playing for Italy… well, you would assume he speaks at least English (his first language being born and growing in US) and Italian, well I can tell first hand he cant speak much Italian at all.
So your assumptions about language skills from family might not be actually true…

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