Language Development and the Use of Dual-Language Immersion Program

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v3i5.1055

Jillian Zhang

Los Altos High School, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

Many individuals will think that children are only able to learn how to speak and listen when they can experience things themselves. However, that is not the case, Infants can hear and begin to understand languages starting from birth. Learning a language in advance will only provide advantages for the child. They can see and watch things from different perspectives and speak for themselves. Children have a critical period when they can quickly develop a particular language and so does learning a foreign language. Dual-Language Immersion programs have been growing in the past year where children should be exposed to a foreign language starting from middle school or even elementary. Learning a foreign language will provide them with more opportunities and success in their future.

Keywords

language, foreign language, childrens, cognitive, positive, dual-language immersion

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