I just had my second child a few weeks ago, in Mexico, making her the first dual citizen in our family. I wrote about our birth experience here: The Birth Story Part 1 The Birth Story Part 2 Of course I’m now thinking about our Spanish and raising my children as multi-linguals… here’s what I’m reading right...
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Positive words: The glue to social interaction: EPJ Data Science Four-year-olds to start learning two foreign languages: Telegraph UK Google’s campaign in Indian languages: The Hindu Bilinguals in the United States: Psychology Today Reduce Dumb Decisions by Thinking in a Foreign Language: ABC News Results show dual language programs lead to greater...
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It’s adieu to the French language at schools as experts advise a shift of focus from European languages: The Sunday Telegraph Gestures Fulfill a Role in Language: Acoustic Society of America Brains of bilingual readers repress negative words: MSNBC Live Science Learning a New Language on Location: NYTimes.com Language, Culture and Being Human: Audio...
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