Foreign Language Acquisition
Introduce Your Child to a Foreign Language! Here’s One Reason Why.
As a career language teacher, I have read all sorts of research that strongly supports introducing children to foreign languages. Now that my oldest child has officially entered our local public school system, I’m collecting research and study results to pass along to the school board. Yes, I’ll probably be a pest. I desperately want [...]
Natural Foreign Language Acquisition and the Yellow Car Game
“Slug Bug Yellow! Slug Bug Red! Slug Bug Blue!” Remember the classic VW Bug excuse for socking your brother or sister in the arm during long car rides? Well, my boys have invented their own original way to argue in the car. They call it the Yellow Car Game.
Both of my boys’ favorite color is [...]
Kids Are Sponges: Natural Foreign Language Acquisition in Children
While playing at the park this evening, my five year old surprised me by spontaneously counting the numbers 15-19 in French: quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf! He’s had the numbers 1-10 mastered for quite some time. Since I always seem to be teaching him along with other children who are French newbies, he hears [...]
