Two or more languages, i.e, english and spanish, or english and arabic, etc, for children under 4 or 5, tend to increase the overall iq's of the child and have a positive effect in their later stages of life as opposed to single language speakers.
2006-09-12 02:21:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
My husband could speak 2 languages by age 5 (English and Portuguese) and so the answer is NO
2006-09-12 02:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by lilygateau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I speak 3 languages (French, English and Spanish). I can read and understand Portuguese but not speak and also some Italian and my IQ is 134 but I don't consider myself genius. I may be well versed in language but I am not in Science, Math and other subjects.
2006-09-12 09:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really but it may actually be true. It all boils down to the individual. Some people don't speak 2 lang by age 5 and yet they turn out to be genuises (Leonardo DaVinci). A high IQ comes naturally but it can also be 'taught'.
This question is pretty much open to debate. There's really no right or wrong.
2006-09-12 09:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking languages by 5 or 4 or whatever has nothing to do, in reality, with IQ So... no to your question
2006-09-12 09:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it certainly opens them up to a whole new world. I don't know how much truth there is to that statement, but in our community, one of the little bi-lingual kids, ended up being valedictorian of her class ! Actually, there's quite a few. Growing up, we heard English, Arabic, French, Spanish, within a 1 mile radius of our house !
2006-09-12 09:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this only means that they have a talent for languages, not all things.
2006-09-12 09:25:27 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a learned behaviour, so has nothing to do with IQ.
2006-09-12 09:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by kanga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋