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Our Course is the fruit of intense research on child language programs, early childhood and language acquisition. We have tried to capture the best of each one of the resources that came to our hands. Compiling the ideas, concepts and innovative approaches, we've strived to make a unique course where language genuinely means FUN. We've faced the challenges head on - children don't have an interest in a second language, children don't wish to learn a second language, etc. to build the confidence in the parents and children so that these misconceptions can be changed. Also to show that learning a second language not only boosts the child's brain, but gives them the tools to use that as an advantage for their future in a society where the world is united by the internet. We believe a language will not be a boundary; it will become instead a link that will unite remote cultures and beliefs, where diversity plays a major role on opening horizons here, there, and everywhere.
Some resources you may find useful when making your decision to join us at EasyLearn: Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language? by Kathleen Marcos , the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington , D.C. Brain Research: Implications for Second Language Learning by Fred Genesee, McGill University , December 2000 Bilingual Acquisition by Fred Genesee, McGill University , Montreal Quebec Can Preschool Children Be Taught a Second Language by Jeannette Vos Ed,V Two or More Languages in Early Childhood by Annick De Houwer, University of Antwerp and Science Foundation of Flanders , Belgium The impact of bilingualism on overall language development Article from Brainy-child.com-B Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children This Digest is based on a report published by the National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning, Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children: Principles and Practices (1995), by Barry McLaughlin. Bilingualchildren not slowed by second tongue by The News in Science. Bilingual Children Understand Written Languages Sooner Than Monolingual Children , Study Finds Article: Effects of Bilingualism and Biliteracy on Children's Emerging concepts of Print' by Ellen Bialystok, Ph.D., York University, in Developmental Psychology, Vol. 33, No. 3. Bilingualism: Common Misconceptions and Concerns Ten Common Fallacies About Bilingual Education By James Crawford, Washington , DC Myths about Learning a Second Language By Annick De Houwer Raising Bilingual Children by Marsha Rosenberg. Reprinted from: The Ambassador, The American School in Japan Alumni & Community Magazine Spring 1996 Children and Bilingualism By American Speech-Language-Hearing Association IFA Paper: UCL Survey on Bilingualism and Stuttering By James Au-Yeung, Peter Howell, Steve Davis, Nicole Charles and Stevie Sackin Helping Families From Other Cultures Decide on How to Talk To Their Child with Language Delays By Claire Watson, Senior S-LP, The Hanen Centre Stuttering and the Bilingual Child By Stuttering Foundation of America Stuttering and the Bilingual Child Brochure By Stuttering Foundation of America Special Educational Needs by David R. Wilson. United Kingdom Learning Disabilities: Teaching and Reaching All Learners, world language teachers' guide to avoid exclusion of students with learning disabilities Should students with learning disabilities be exempt from foreign language requirements? The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) The Foreign Language Teacher's Guide to Learning Disabilities, Department of Foreign Languages, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA What We Can Learn From Foreign Language Teaching In Other Countries By Ingrid Pufahl, Nancy C. Rhodes, and Donna Christian, Center for Applied Linguistics
Organizations American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages NABE - National Association for Bilingual Education American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese - AATSP More Useful Resources
Green Card Renewal - Download the Green Card Renewal application guide. The Green Card Renewal Application Guide was developed to help a United States permanent resident (Green Card holder) complete and file his or her own Green Card renewal application without the assistance of an immigration attorney.
Study Abroad - GSE offers study abroad programs for students to popular destinations around the world.
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