Why learn French? Mastering French is an asset to your child’s education because French is: · An international language spoken by more than 100 million people on five continents · A window to the cultural richness of France and other French-speaking countries · One of the top three most widely-used languages in business (ABC News, August 2011) · A stepping-stone to learning other widely-spoken international Romance languages such as Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Why French immersion? Experts agree that the earlier a child is introduced to a second language, the greater the likelihood of achieving total proficiency in that language. Diving into another language and culture is achie
40% of people who speak multiple languages recover full mental functions compared to 20% who only speak one Edinburgh University study looked at more than 600 stroke victims in Hyderabad First time a study has looked at the relationship between the number of languages spoken and a patient's cognitive outcome after stroke Switching between languages offers constant 'brain training', which helps you recover Stroke patients are more likely to regain their cognitive functions if they speak more than one language, new research has discovered. A study of more than 600 stroke victims found 40.5% of those who are multilingual had normal mental functions afterwards, compared to 19.6% of patients who
