Why learn another language?
GREATER GRASP OF ONE'S FIRST LANGUAGE INCLUDING A BIGGER, RICHER VOCABULARY.
Most of the time we use our first language with little thought to grammatical rules or construction. This is perfectly natural, but with the experience of learning a new language, it brings greater understanding and perhaps even better grammar to our first language. Knowing the way another language works encourages us to examine our own language mechanics in a positive way. By being able to compare the two, we learn more than we ever would as a monolingual.
NATURAL SOUNDING, NATIVE LIKE ACCENT
Children are always mimicking what they hear, and are surprisingly good at it! They are uniquely attuned to slight differences in tone and sound. Their sensitive ears help them pick up on and duplicate the tricky sounds that adults and even adolescents often stumble over. By starting early, your children can speak smoothly and confidently from the first.
GREATER CONFIDENCE
Children are always discovering new things, but learning a new language is a uniquely rewarding experience at any age. For children, the feeling of accomplishment that comes with their first steps toward a second language can spur them on to a deeper and broader passion for learning in general.
BETTER AND MORE ADVANCED READING SKILLS
Research suggests that bilingual childrens' knowledge of a second language gives them an advantage in learning to read. Their ability to apply the insights and experiences of one language to another as well as their wider experience of language gives them a head start. As they grow older, this advantage continues and grows.
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS
Colleges now place an increasingly high value on knowledge of more than one language. As the admissions process becomes more and more competitive across the board, knowing a second or third language adds a new dimension to an applicant's resume.
Most of the time we use our first language with little thought to grammatical rules or construction. This is perfectly natural, but with the experience of learning a new language, it brings greater understanding and perhaps even better grammar to our first language. Knowing the way another language works encourages us to examine our own language mechanics in a positive way. By being able to compare the two, we learn more than we ever would as a monolingual.
NATURAL SOUNDING, NATIVE LIKE ACCENT
Children are always mimicking what they hear, and are surprisingly good at it! They are uniquely attuned to slight differences in tone and sound. Their sensitive ears help them pick up on and duplicate the tricky sounds that adults and even adolescents often stumble over. By starting early, your children can speak smoothly and confidently from the first.
GREATER CONFIDENCE
Children are always discovering new things, but learning a new language is a uniquely rewarding experience at any age. For children, the feeling of accomplishment that comes with their first steps toward a second language can spur them on to a deeper and broader passion for learning in general.
BETTER AND MORE ADVANCED READING SKILLS
Research suggests that bilingual childrens' knowledge of a second language gives them an advantage in learning to read. Their ability to apply the insights and experiences of one language to another as well as their wider experience of language gives them a head start. As they grow older, this advantage continues and grows.
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS
Colleges now place an increasingly high value on knowledge of more than one language. As the admissions process becomes more and more competitive across the board, knowing a second or third language adds a new dimension to an applicant's resume.