Learning Languages

Do you speak another language?  Are you already in the habit of helping your child learn another language?  If you don't speak a second language right now, have you thought of learning together with your child?

If you are fortunate enough to speak more than one language, you already realize that this opens up:

• awareness and better understanding of other cultures
• awareness of other ways of thinking about life and our world
• the ability to communicate with more people, including family members who speak another language, and people you meet when travelling
• ease of travel - reading signs, packages, news; routine communication at hotels, when shopping, at restaurants, getting directions; etc.
• future job opportunities

Whatever your background, whatever your reasons, consider working together with your child to explore and practice speaking another language.

Resources

1. There are many computer programs and apps to help, such as DuoLingo and Rosetta Stone.
2. YouTube has many videos to introduce you to new languages.  For example, I have created a collection of introductory French videos for children. In YouTube, search for "Mr. G. Bell" and click the French folder.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4U6lcbwk7Ej1iO81Hb7nIw