What are the benefits to learning a 2nd language?
Won’t learning a 2nd language “confuse” my child more?
What is partial Immersion?
Why should my child learn Spanish?
Why Mandarin Chinese??
Isn’t Mandarin Chinese difficult to learn?
My child LOVES T.V. Can’t I just use a video based language program?
Isn’t 18 mos too young to start a 2nd language?
What are the benefits to learning a 2nd language?
Studies supporting 2nd language learning to show: increased academic achievement, a correlation between bilingualism and improved verbal and spatial abilities, higher academic achievement on standardized test measures and suggests that language learners develop a more positive attitude toward the target language and/or the speakers of that language. (2) Read more
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Won’t learning a 2nd language “confuse” my child more?
Research suggests that children who learn a second language are more creative and better at solving complex problems than those who do not. Studies have shown that bilinguals outperform similar monolingual peers on both verbal and nonverbal tests of intelligence and tend to achieve higher scores on standardized tests. (1) Read more
READ Dartmouth Reasearch Team article about two languages in one child's brain.
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Why should my child learn Spanish?
There are MANY BENEFITS OF LEARNING A 2nd LANGUAGE, other reasons to learn Spanish are:
· Spanish is the national language of 23 countries
· There are 38 million Spanish speakers in the US.
· Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people around the world.
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Why Mandarin Chinese??
There are MANY BENEFITS OF LEARNING A 2nd LANGUAGE, other reasons to learn Mandarin Chinese are:
· Chinese is most spoken language in the world (Nearly 1/4 of the World's Population.)
· China currently has the fastest growing economy in the world.
· Several of today’s top corporations in the world are owned by Chinese businesses.
Isn’t Mandarin Chinese difficult to learn?
The grammatical structure of Chinese is both logical and pragmatic. Mandarin Chinese has several unique vocal sound combinations. Acquiring these skills at an early age (as native speakers easily learn) is done more easily at a young age and will aid to the success of your child learning and speaking Mandarin effectively.
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What is partial Immersion?
Parital Immersion is the method we use at Little Lingoes. It involves using a majority of the language during lessons in real life context. Students hear mostly the target language. Through expressions, intonation and gestures, students pick up quickly the meanings and proper use of language. We aim to use English only when necessary and strive to phase it out completely whenever possible.
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My child LOVES T.V. Can’t I just use a video based language program?
Many parents rely heavily on television to teach the second language; yet this is best considered a fun source of secondary support for language learning. Human interaction is the best method for fostering language learning. (1)
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Isn’t 18 mos too young to start a 2nd language?
Children are never to young to learn! The more a young child is exposed to a 2nd or even 3rd language, the more natural it comes to them. Think about how you learned your first language. Most likely your parents just repeated words while using motions, visual aids etc. At a young age, children quickly learn there is simply more than one way to say the same thing! Read more 2nd language acquision not found confusing to children Click here
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Citation
(1) Center For Applied Linguistics, Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW, Washington DC 20016-1859
(2) American Council for Teaching Foreign Languages, 1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314
