Learning a Second Language

Learning a second language as a child is easier because the human brain is programmed to learn languages. A child can learn one, two or more languages at the same time. From birth to age five, a child can absorb and distinguish languages with little difficulty. After the age of five, the human brain begins to concentrate on learning other things, and the ability to learn a language effortlessly begins to diminish. Knowing two languages will help your child as an adult in terms of job opportunities and the ability to connect to more people socially and professionally.

Even though you only speak one language, your child goes to an all English school, or your child is over the age of five, you should still teach a second language to your child. Exposing your children to a second language will help: increase vocabulary, increase brain activity, and program the brain to look at things in different ways.

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