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What YOU should know about teaching languages to young children!

Here are links to some very interesting articles and publications about foreign language education. Enjoy!

  1. Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?
  2. 10 Tips for Raising a Global Child
  3. Second Language Learning: Everyone Can Benefit
  4. Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain
  5. Language Acquisition – An Overview
  6. Benefits of Being Bilingual
  7. Raising Bilingual Children: Common Parental Concerns and Current Research
  8. Language Learning and the Developing Brain
  9. Fertile Minds – When should children learn another language? What are the benefits of early language learning?
  10. Earlier is Better – Do You Want Your Children To Learn a Second Language? Start Them Before Puberty!
  11. Learning a Language – When is the ideal time to learn a language? Most school children start too late. Here’s why.
  12. Brain Benefits of Bilingualism
  13. The Cognitive Advantages of Balanced Bilingualism
  14. How the Brain Learns a Second Language
  15. Being Bilingual Protects Against Some Age-Related Cognitive Changes, Says New Research
  16. Can Preschool Children Be Taught a Second Language?
  17. Bilingual kids not slowed by second tongue
  18. Bilingual Acquisition
  19. Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children
  20. Attaining High Levels of Proficiency: Challenges for Foreign Language Education in the United States
  21. Spanish bilingual schools no longer just for remedial education
  22. Foreign Language Teaching: What the United States Can Learn From Other Countries
  23. Fast-tracking Foreign Languages: How to Meet the Linguistic Challenges
  24. Elementary School Foreign Language Programs
  25. World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
  26. Building a More Resilient Brain (WSJ)
  27. Science Grows on Acquiring New Language
  28. Your Brain on Languages
  29. How Children Learn a Second Language
  30. Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen
  31. Two Languages Make Your Brain Buff
  32. The Linguisitic Genius of Babies
  33. The Bilingual Advantage – NY Times
  34. Twelve Common Myths & Misconceptions About Bilingual Children
  35. Blessed With Bilingual Brains:  Is it a Fact or a False Belief?
  36. Why Extra Curricular Activities Are Not Extra
  37. Could Bilingual Education Mold Kids’ Brains to Better Resist Distraction?
  38. 6 Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual Education
  39. Why Are Some People Better at Learning Multiple Languages Than Others?
  40. New Study Shows Brain Benefits of Bilingualism

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