The Value of Learninganother Language

“She did it once, she can do it again!”

PresenterDierk Seeburg

- German native, bilingual, dual citizen- Married, 3 children- German is first language in the home- Translator, Teacher- Consultant, TEDx- Speaker, Chair, American Translators Association- Director, German School Phoenix

TerminologyLanguage

- mother tongue: native vs. non-native- first/second/third/etc.- world/foreign/global- mono-/bi-/tri-/pluri-/semilingual- Monoglot vs. polyglot- code-switching- Sequential vs. bilingual vs. coordinate literacy

Language Needmonolingual situations

- Place:

Home vs. School

Language Need

monolingual situations- Time: mornings vs. afternoons

Language Need

monolingual situations- Person: parent vs. parent

Social Skills

Executive Function

Cognitive Development

Non-verbal skills:Hendrik

The Foreign-Language Effect

Youth Exchange

E.g., CBYX

College

College

International StudyInsitute of International Education: Fulbright Program

Alzheimers

What is a foreign language worth?

Thank you!director@germanschoolphoenix.o

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