Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Good reasons
There are many good reasons to learn a foreign language and for a family to maintain or encourage speaking more than one language. For more interesting information check out the links I provide on the right side of this blog. For Quino's humorous perspective, click here.
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I came across an article in the Washington Post http://tiny.cc/fXiWZ about the benefits of language instruction, even for only a minimal time.
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"We are teaching literacy," said Principal José A. Taboada II. " We are not talking just about learning Spanish. When you learn a second language, you are also learning how to learn other languages, and not just the spoken language -- the language of mathematics, the language of computers. Your mind opens."