Foreign Language: On Starting Early.
In: Educational Leadership, Jg. 49 (1991-09-01), Heft 1, S. 88-89
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This article discusses the benefits of early foreign language instruction and its models of delivery. The most significant trend in elementary school foreign language instruction is the exponential increase in opportunities for children to begin foreign language study in the elementary states. An number of states and schools are recognizing that early foreign language instruction benefits students cognitively and academically, contributes to the achievement of schools' multicultural goals, and can help to meet the needs of the nation. A number of recent studies have confirmed that students who begin to learn another language in childhood score better in measures of cognitive functioning than do their monolingual peers. And students in elementary foreign language programs have equaled or outperformed those in control groups on standardized achievements tests. Other research indicates that pre-adolescent are more receptive to learning about the people of other cultures and may be more likely than older learners to develop positive cross-cultural attitudes. In the U.S., there are four elementary program models devoted to teaching foreign language: immersion programs, partial immersion programs, Foreign Language in Elementary School, and Foreign Language Experience or Exploratory.
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Foreign Language: On Starting Early.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Met, Myriam |
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Zeitschrift: | Educational Leadership, Jg. 49 (1991-09-01), Heft 1, S. 88-89 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1991 |
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ISSN: | 0013-1784 (print) |
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