Language Immersion benefits
educatonal benefits
Without question, parents want to know if learning a second or third language will affect their child's English language proficiency and academic achievement. The research response is clear and consistent, English-proficient immersion students are capable of achieving as well as, and in most cases better than, non-immersion peers on standardized measures of reading and math.
These findings come from students from a wide range of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, as well as diverse cognitive and linguistic abilities. Language immersion has proven itself to be the most successful language program model available. English speaking immersion students achieve higher levels of minority (non-English) language proficiency than students in other types of language programs. Immersion students who begin the program as English speakers consistently develop native-like levels of comprehension, such as listening and reading skills, in their second language. They also display fluency and confidence when using it. Further, the more time spent learning through the non-English language, the higher the level of proficiency attained.
These findings come from students from a wide range of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, as well as diverse cognitive and linguistic abilities. Language immersion has proven itself to be the most successful language program model available. English speaking immersion students achieve higher levels of minority (non-English) language proficiency than students in other types of language programs. Immersion students who begin the program as English speakers consistently develop native-like levels of comprehension, such as listening and reading skills, in their second language. They also display fluency and confidence when using it. Further, the more time spent learning through the non-English language, the higher the level of proficiency attained.
Cognitive benefitsThe human brain hard-wires for languages from birth to seven years old, this is called the critical period. During this time the brain is creating neural connections. Using a Magnetoencephalography to scan the brain researchers have discovered that language learned in the window of birth to to age 7 is stored in the same area of the brain. After this window new languages are stored in different parts of the brain.
References Kuhl, P. K. (n.d.). Brain Mechanisms in Early Language Acquisition. Retrieved April 24, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2947444/ |
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