Top Ten Benefits of Early Language Learning

Ten Fantastic Reasons to Begin
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Learning a new language at any age offers enormous opportunities and enjoyment. While language learning can be rewarding at any stage of life, children have the most to gain from this brilliant experience. To put it simply, starting a language early on offers the broadest possible array of benefits and opportunities.

Children know naturally and intuitively that language is an open invitation for exploration, a playground, and a pleasure. They are enthusiastic, and their exuberance is catching. They pick up their first language rapidly, at a nearly miraculous rate - and their parents love to watch them grow.

All parents know how happy their children are as they sing new words they hear and even invent new ones, saying everything with a large, excited smile. Children love to explore their first language, and if for no other reason, that exuberance makes childhood the ideal time for a second language.

There are, however, many other reasons, and while we do not imagine we've exhausted the full list, here are a few of the most notable benefits.



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Within any language, there is a kaleidoscope of cultures. Monolinguals may be able to experience the periphery of the kaleidoscope of a different culture. To experience fully the inner colors and excitement of the kaleidoscope of culture requires a knowledge of that language.

-Dr Colin Baker of the University of Bangor, Wales, in A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism
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