The Most Enchanting Way to Teach Languages
This month of October marks my 15th anniversary as a language entrepreneur. Back when I started, everybody thought I was crazy to put my Princeton University Ph.D. degree on hold to start a program to teach Spanish to young children.
Fifteen years ago, nobody in the U.S. cared about young children learning foreign languages.
In fact, many people thought that it was a BAD idea to teach young children a foreign language.
One of the most exciting areas of brain research today deals with the effects of bilingualism on cognition.
Studies have shown that speaking two or more languages produces a kind of intelligence that goes beyond language.
In fact, speaking two languages fluently transforms the most important operations of the brain in quite ingenious ways. The result is a sharper and more flexible brain. [Read more…]
Do you have an independent language program for kids?
Then, you may be interested in these two question, posted by a “mamapreneur” that attended a recent webinar focused on curriculum for enrichment Spanish immersion programs [Read more…]
TIME is the #1 obstacle
for a mom entrepreneur’s success,
that is why it is critical not to waste it with
the wrong curriculum for your type of
setting.
So before you spend more precious time
wondering what curriculum to purchase or
writing your own, you may want to
understand the three major goals you
need to achieve with your curriculum. [Read more…]
During the years, I have become more and more suspicious of “natural approaches” to second language education. I once was a believer, but not any more…
In fact, my skepticism has grown so much in one particular area that I can hardly contain myself when I hear it introduced to new teachers (or parents) as an inevitable (and natural) stage in second language acquisition: the “Silent Period.” [Read more…]