© Валерий Доронин, пресс-служба мэрии Томска
TOMSK, Sep 3 – RIA Tomsk.
Scientists of Beijing Normal University and Tomsk State University (TSU) will
conduct joint researches and find out how studying of the Russian and Chinese
languages influences mathematical abilities of a person, the vice rector for
programs of development of TSU Dmitry Sukhushin reported.
© Валерий Доронин
According to him, scientific
laboratories of cognitive researches of language of TSU will participate in the
project. The agreement was reached during the international seminar
"Genetically informative longitudinal researches of mental development of
children at early age" which passed on the basis of the International
Center for Research in Human Development of TSU.
"During the seminar scientists
agreed about several joint projects. One of them is studying of how various
languages influence spatial and mathematical cognition of the person. Now there
are most different hypotheses about it. Joint researches which will carry out
TSU scientist and Beijing Normal University have to check it out", - he told.
Sukhushin added that, perhaps,
scientists will study not only influence of the Russian and Chinese languages
on ability to mathematical training, but also English and Finnish during
researches.