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An Empathetic Communicator

As documented in the New York Times, recent studies show that bilinguals exhibit greater empathy in communication with others...
As documented in the New York Times, recent studies show that bilinguals exhibit greater empathy in communication with others, and that comes from the perspective they gain in not only speaking another language but learning to interpret meaning through subtle cues. "It would be fair to say that for a motivated language learner the kind of emotional intelligence inherent in adept language learners translates into cultural competence, too," writes head of school Sean Lynch.
 
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