Articles About Language Learning
Summer camp programs foster multicultural awareness
Pilar Arias, December 10, 2007
Does Bilingualism Help Children Learn to Read?
“A study from Canada’s York University suggests that bilingualism may in fact impact the development of literacy in a number of significant ways.”
Early Advantage, November 2007
Cognitive Benefits of Learning Language
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Fall 2007
More children learn more than one language
USA Today, January 10, 2007
The Impact of Bilingualism on Overall Language Development and Academic Success
Brainy-child.com
Dartmouth researchers find a neural signature of bilingualism
Science Daily, October 30, 2006
Giving the gift of a language
Reprinted by The Literacy Trust from The Guardian, April 15, 2006
Why Learn Japanese?
“Japan has the 2nd largest economy on earth. There are over 120 million Japanese people and even though they study English for 6 years in public schools many Japanese people cannot speak English.”
Home School Japanese, 2005
Ways of learning to speak in tongues
“Stephanie Wolfschütz, a university student in Vienna, believes that the best way to learn a foreign language is to stop speaking your own.”
International Herald Tribune, September 26, 2005
Ten Reasons to Study Japanese
“The ability to communicate in another language has long been regarded as an essential element of a well-rounded education in the U.S.A.”
Union College, July 27, 2004
Being bilingual protects brain
“Being fluent in two languages may help keep the brain sharper for longer, a study suggests.”
BBC News, June 15, 2004
Foreign-language fluency a plus for US workers
“Spanish, Chinese top employment experts’ recommendation list”
Columbia Daily Tribune, January 13, 2004
