Second Language Acquisition

The Atlantic: The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism

The New York Times: Raising a Truly Bilingual Child

EdWeek: School Successes Inspire N.C. Push for Dual Immersion

Together with your group members,

• Skim the article that you were assigned. 

• Discuss your answers to the following questions:

  1. What is your definition of bilingualism?

  2. Why would you want your child to be bi/multilingual?

  3. Does speaking another language make you smarter?

  4. When is it too late to start learning a new language?

  5. Will learning a second language at school negatively impact my child’s academic success?

  6. Will spending time at school learning French negatively impact my child’s English development?

  7. Will being in a bilingual program make my child fluent in the non-English language?