In a case study, parents responded positively to their children being taught science in two languages.
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The way African language courses are offered at South African universities keeps social divisions in place.
Growing up with more than one language has obvious advantages for children.
The new policy is an opportunity to promote equity and redress the past politics of language.
New Zealand’s bilingual children often lose their mother tongue by the time they leave school. But there are fears that use of English-based decoding in structured literacy will hasten this decline.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to teach your child several languages, don’t hesitate!
Bilingual education can improve learning outcomes but it’s important to consider local context.
Increasingly, parents are realising that flexibility is key to navigating multiple languages, and cultures, within family life.
In Inner Mongolia, China’s new bilingual education policy comes at the expense of Mongolian language and culture.
The benefits of a bilingual education are huge.
Without the opportunity to learn in dual-language programs, children may lose out on growing up to be bilingual.
Wales’s schools mostly teach in English at present but its new curriculum will make Welsh language part of every lesson in all schools.
Despite reports that multilingual students’ academic progress has ‘stalled,’ researchers find new reasons to be optimistic about how they are faring in US schools.
Raising children to speak more than one language is a challenge for parents in today’s world. Here are some tips to raise bilingual children.
We underestimate the power of language to divide and to bring people closer together, scholars say.
Whether it’s due to native language loss or unsupported high school curricula, the lack of bilingualism in the US is notable. Why can’t more Americans speak another language? How should that change?
Research shows many concepts are best learned in the language that the learner understands.
Research shows babies begin to learn language sounds before they’re even born. What about babies who hear two languages from birth? Can a baby brain specialize in two languages?
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Lecturer on the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) in African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Literacy Education, New York University
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Professor of Linguistics, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Education, Oregon State University
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Senior linguistics researcher, Charles Darwin University
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PhD student, Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Toronto
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PGCE Link Tutor for Modern Foreign Languages / Welsh, Aberystwyth University
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Research Scientist, University of Washington
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Lecturer in English, Universitas Yarsi
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Welsh Lecturer, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer in Education, University of Glasgow
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Maître de conférences en linguistique, Université Paris Cité
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Associate Professor, Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto