Sentences with phrase «second language exposure»

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Previous studies have found that 12 sessions over 5 weeks — a total of only 6 hours of foreign language exposure — was all babies needed to start setting those brain development pathways down to learn a second language.

While any amount of learning is beneficial, it's unlikely that a brief exposure to a second language actually helps lower your dementia risk.

For today's students who aim to be career - ready, appropriate curricula might include exposure to more electronics, with applied physics and computer science as the base; or health care, with a strong grounding in biology and chemistry; or travel / tourism, with a strong communications, management, accounting, and second - language skills curriculum.

Further studies are investigating whether similar benefits are found in children who have exposure to a second language later in life.

English - language speakers benefit from «extensive exposure to Spanish, accelerating their absorption and usage of the language to achieve early Spanish literacy; a highly academic curriculum, taught in a second language; the ability to transfer Spanish reading and writing skills to English language reading and writing after the second grade; the confidence to speak Spanish, resulting from the self - esteem and pride they gain because they are bilingual.»

Having exposure to a second language familiarizes the child to the notion that we live in a beautiful and diverse world.

By providing more than just exposure to a second language, our world language teachers inspire students to engage and understand the cultures and traditions of the Spanish - speaking world.