AXEL AND COLE LEARNING ITALIAN THROUGH COOKING
Axel and Cole are cute twins who enjoy making pasta and pizza and learn Italian while cooking. They also enjoy playing Italian games that I used to play as a…
Come ottenere il NIN? National Insurance Number
National Insurance Number come ottenerlo? La primissima cosa da fare appena giunti a Londra, sia che i motivi siano di lavoro e sia di studio, è quella di procurarsi…
Why bilingual children need a supportive learning environment
The research methods used The advances made in early childhood bilingual research lay in the research methods employed which vary considerably from the ones used at early stages. Indeed, most…
Consigli su come aprire un conto in banca a Londra
Appena arrivati a Londra, una delle primissime cose che vi capiterà di fare sarà aprire un conto corrente in Inghilterra soprattutto se trovate subito lavoro e dovete ricevere il primo…
Yes, children can learn two languages or more without problems
The phonetic processing in infants Recently Petitto et al (2011) carried out a neuroimaging experiment to examine the phonetic processing in bilingual and monolingual babies. She divided the babies in…
Is it cognitiveley burdensome for young children to learn two languages?
The complicated link between language and cognition One of the main issues in understanding dual language development in both simultaneous bilinguals and sequential learners is undoubtedly the complicated link between…
Living abroad makes you a better person
In contrast to the majority of early and some recent literature which see culture shock as a negative construct, a positive view is offered by Juffer (1987) who considers culture…
Some reasons why bilinguals to have/not have accents
Why individuals attain a different level of fluency when learning a foreign language? I bet many of you have wondered why most adults retain a native like accent when speaking…
How you can practice speaking a foreign language?
Is chatting in a foreign language the same of speaking face to face? There are a number of studies that empirically demonstrate that the CMC synchronous chatting modality provides the…
What is Foreign language anxiety?
Overcoming foreign language anxiety Many of you have certainly experienced discomfort when speaking a foreign language which was not acquired in early childhood. You might have thought it was related…
Why are children better language learners than adults?
Do Children Really Learn Languages Faster than Adults? According to Chomsky (1997, p. 167) “The theory of a particular language is in its grammar, the theory of languages and the…
Is there a critical period for second language acquisition?
What is the critical period for language development? Researchers generally agree children are better language learners than adults, read below to find out why. Not surprisingly, children are commonly believed…