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19 Apr 09

Bringing up baby bilingually | Twice blessed | The Economist

  • WHETHER to teach young children a second language is disputed among teachers, researchers and pushy parents. On the one hand, acquiring a new tongue is said to be far easier when young. On the other, teachers complain that children whose parents speak a language at home that is different from the one used in the classroom sometimes struggle in their lessons and are slower to reach linguistic milestones.
  • A study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences may help resolve this question by getting to the nub of what is going on in a bilingual child’s brain
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03 Mar 09

The Badger Herald: News: Doyle plan would give $250K to preserve Indian languages

  • Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, called the program “goofy and crazy” given the state’s current financial atmosphere and the loss of so many jobs throughout Wisconsin.


    “The governor should concentrate more on using our tax money to preserve jobs rather than preserving dead languages,” Suder said.

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