“Research shows that learning foreign languages develops children’s overall literacy, strengthening literacy-related capabilities that are transferable across learning areas” according to the Australia Department of Education and Training. Read more
Benefit of early language learning
- Research suggests that foreign language study enhances both cognitive development and academic achievement.
- Re-shape the brain: Bilingual children showed a significantly larger density of "grey matter" in their brains. And those who had been exposed to a second language from an early age proved to have the most grey matter of all. Grey matter is responsible for processing information, including memory, speech and sensory perception.
- Improve confidence, memory and problem solving
abilities.
- Natural-sounding, native-like accent
- Better understanding of their first language as they are more
aware of the grammar and constructions of their own language.
- Greater intercultural appreciation and sensitivity.
- Bigger view of the world, much more than
just languages.
- A competitive edge in future markets and the global marketplace.
Interview with research psychologists
"want to make your baby smarter? Just learn another language! The earlier the better."
Research
What Does Research Show About the Benefits of Language Learning? (ACTFL)
Why learning a second language is vital to our global future
Mandarin Chinese Most Useful Business Language After English - Bloomberg News
The Bilingual Advantage - The New York Times
Children
should start learning languages at age three