Living with purpose. Woman of faith. World Language Supervisor/Educator. Supporter of intercultural advocacy. World traveler. Visionary. Capacity builder.
Some very interesting findings about the effects of bilingualism & multilingualism.
Mostly very good new for bi/multilingual speakers but not as good when it comes to second language learners (see last two lines)
ILTexas is excited to welcome the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. @AmbQinGang. During his visit, Ambassador Qin Gang will meet with charter leadership, campus administrators, and most importantly, students to learn about the ILTexas unique mission.
ILTexas, the teachers, “truly put student learning first . . . and demonstrate the importance of mirroring their lessons to help students bridge what they are learning in one language to the next."
https://t.co/FzerWU3sQg
I was unable to learn languages at school.After I left school I discovered I could pick up languages quite easily if I was in a place that spoke them.Other people I knew did really well at school languages.But they proved totally useless trying to use them in real life.A Register