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| Title | Why, How, and When Should Children Learn a Second Language? |
| Body | From: Center for Applied Linguistics Why, How, and When Should Children Learn a Second Language? http://cal.org/resources/news/2003fall/why.html Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. The United States must educate students who are equipped linguistically and culturally to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad. This imperative envisions a future in which ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other language. (National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 1999, p. 7) Much attention has been focused on the importance of early foreign language learning. Some research reports that younger children have a greater chance of gaining native-like proficiency in a language than older children or adults. With so many demands already placed on children, parents and educators ask if it is important that children learn a second language at a young age. If so, why? What program options are available? What can parents and educators do? Continue the article at: http://cal.org/resources/news/2003fall/why.html |
| Source | Center for Applied Linguistics |
| Inputdate | 2004-01-23 15:30:00 |
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