why to learn another language?
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Facts, Statistics, Research.TRANSCRIPT
How languages developed?
Ms. Polo
Take a careful look to the Indo-European
language family tree.
Why to learn a new language is
important & why at an early age?
To gain an accent-free pronunciation.
To absorb a language without translation.
To enhance cognitive development.
To improve academic performance.
To gain values such as cultural awareness, respect for self & others.
Children in foreign language programs have tended to demonstrate greater cognitive development, creativity, and divergent thinking than monolingual children. Several studies show that people who are competent in more than one language outscore those who are speakers of only one language on tests of verbal and nonverbal intelligence.
http://www.ncssfl.org/papers/index.php?rationale
Speaking foreign languages may also help protect our memory.
“The American Academy of Neurology”.
What are the top XII languages spoken in the
world?
What languages are spoken in the
U.S?
What languages are spoken at
home in the U.S?
How many Spanish speaking countries are in the world?
What about the worldwide Spanish
speaking population?
How do people in the world feel about
learning a foreign language?
I hope this information was useful & to keep in mind of the benefits of learning a
new language.
Thanks for your time!
Ms. Polo-Sanchez
REFERENCES
American Academy of Neurology:
http://www.aan.com/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=905
Cognitive benefits of learning language:
http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4724
http://www.ncssfl.org/papers/index.php?rationale
Spanish Language Images & Graphs:
http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii