Does Raising Bilingual Children Make Them Smarter ? Learning simultaneously two languages at very young age develops certain areas of the brain that are different when a second language is acquired later in life in high school or college for example. The bilingual brain has one large area for processing complex information overlapping both languages while when a second language is learned after 13 years old there are two distinct areas for each language making information processing more difficult in the second language. According to recent brain imaging studies, bilingual brain develops more densely, giving it an advantage in various abilities and skills. As a parent of a bilingual child I was afraid initially of confusion and mixing the two languages ( in my son’s case French/English). At school we have experienced 100% English curriculum and then speaking, reading, watching movies in French. Like this: Like Loading...
Chacarera La chacarera es una danza folklórica tradicional de Argentina, originaria de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero (Argentina), la cual también se canta, toca, interpreta y compone en Bolivia . Se ejecuta tradicionalmente con guitarra, bombo y violín, aunque en las últimas décadas del siglo XX se empezaron a admitir formaciones instrumentales muy variadas. Existen tanto chacareras cantadas ―son tan tradicionales tanto las cantadas en español como en quichua santiagueño―, como también solo instrumentales. Es bailada por parejas que danzan libremente (pero en grupo) con rondas y vueltas. Rítmicamente, se entendía que era una danza en compás de 6/8, aunque actualmente hay quienes ―como los músicos y educadores Adolfo Ábalos (1914−2008) e Hilda Herrera (1933− )― sostienen que es una danza monorrítmica en 3/4, mientras que otros ―como el músico y educador Juan Falú (1948− )― sostienen que es una danza birrítmica, con la melodía en 6/8 y la base instrumental en 3/4. Origen[editar] Clasificación.
Not Just An Obnoxious Parenting Trend: Bilingual Children Are Smarter Mothers and fathers who have their children religiously enrolled in language classes or immersion programs aren’t just participating in the swanky trend of bilingual children. Well, perhaps some of them are. But it turns out there is actually some considerable cognitive advantages to getting multiple languages into your tot. In an age when language programs are being frantically cut from even universities, the ability to speak a second language gives children sharp problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities. “The bilingual experience” also affords kids more opportunities to remain focused on tasks, switch between tasks more efficiently, and remember detailed information. The New York Times reports that even in instances of a bilingual person only speaking one language for a time, both “language systems” are active. The key difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor the environment. (photo: Lasse Kristensen/Shutterstock)
Zamba Distintas parejas bailando una zamba. Foto de una zamba. La zamba es un género musical folclórico bailable originado en Argentina. Fue propuesta como danza nacional de ese país.[1] También se interpreta y baila en el sur de Bolivia (Dpto. de Tarija). Origen y denominación[editar] Los musicólogos coinciden en que proviene de la zamacueca, surgida en 1824 en Lima, en el momento en que el Perú obtenía su independencia liderado por el general argentino José de San Martín. Características[editar] Ritmo[editar] Su ritmo es motivo de controversia, porque hay algunos músicos que la definen como una danza puramente en compás de 6/8, mientras que otros como el músico Juan Falú consideran que en realidad es una danza de ritmo mixto, con una base en 3/4 y una melodía en 6/8, mientras que hay otros, como Adolfo Ábalos o Hilda Herrera que sostienen que ésta es una danza puramente en 3/4. Coreografía[editar] La coreografía, después de la introducción, sigue este ordenamiento: Zamba carpera[editar]
Rosenberg-Raising Bilingual Children The Internet TESL Journal Marsha RosenbergReprinted from: The Ambassador, The American School in Japan Alumni & Community MagazineSpring 1996 The idea of raising bilingual children is both appealing and possible for more and more families these days, and growing up with more than one language certainly has its advantages in today's global village. Yet bilingualism really isn't something that simply happens. Raising kids to be successful in more than one language requires some careful planning and learning about bilingual language development. The reasons for choosing to raise kids with two or more languages are as varied as the families themselves. If you're thinking about bringing up your children bilingually, it's a good idea to clarify your own definition of bilingualism. Most of us are able to learn a second language at any time in our lives. The parents' ability in one or more languages. Experts stress separating the languages to make language acquisition easier for kids.
Bill Gates, Monsanto, and eugenics: How one of the world's wealthiest men is actively promoting a corporate takeover of global agriculture (NaturalNews) After it was exposed that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the philanthropic brainchild of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, purchased 500,000 shares in Monsanto back in 2010 valued at more than $23 million, it became abundantly clear that this so-called benevolent charity is up to something other than eradicating disease and feeding the world's poor ( It turns out that the Gates family legacy has long been one of trying to dominate and control the world's systems, including in the areas of technology, medicine, and now agriculture. The Gates Foundation, aka the tax-exempt Gates Family Trust, is currently in the process of spending billions of dollars in the name of humanitarianism to establish a global food monopoly dominated by genetically-modified (GM) crops and seeds. Bill Gates' father, William H. William Gates Sr.' Some may say Gates' endeavors are all about the money, while others may say they are about power and control.
Multi-tasking comes easier to bilingual kids Credit: iStockPhoto WASHINGTON: Children who grow up learning two languages are better at multi-tasking but slower at building vocabulary than their monolingual peers, Canadian psychologists have found. Publishing in Child Development this week, Raluca Barac and Ellen Bialystok from York University in Toronto tested a total of 104 six-year-old public school children, and compared the results of monolingual anglophones with their Chinese-English, French-English and Spanish-English counterparts. In a test of their ability to pay attention, plan, organise and strategise, the children were all asked to press a computer button while viewing images of either animals or colours. They all responded at the same speed when responses were limited to either animals or colours – but when asked to switch from animals to colours only, and press a different button, the bilinguals proved faster at making the changeover. Two sets of language rules Testing verbal ability
La diplomatie francophone de la France : Francophonie et diplomatie d’influence | La diplomatie d'influence A l’occasion de la journée de la Francophonie (20 mars), il faut revenir ici sur l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) qui a pour mission de tisser –ou du moins de garder- des liens privilégiés entre les pays où la langue française tient une place particulière. Forte d’une "population" de plus de 890 millions d’habitants et de 220 millions de locuteurs de français de par le monde[1], elle représente les 75 États et gouvernements qui la composent (56 membres et 19 observateurs) – soit plus du tiers des États membres des Nations Unies. Sur le papier, la France pourrait trouver là un relais privilégié. Pour une carte complète de la Francophonie : La création de l’OIF en 1970 reflète véritablement la relation maladroite que la France voulait continuer à entretenir avec ses anciennes colonies. D’un point de vue superficiel et rapide, on ne peut que louer cette association d’Etats.
Bilingual Kids Show Cognitive Advantages By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on November 10, 2010 Children who know two languages tend to perform better than monolinguals on measures of attention and cognitive control. That is one of the findings in new research on bilingualism reviewed in the current issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The bilingual advantage in attention and cognitive control may have important, long-term benefits as well. The authors note that “when a bilingual speaks two languages regularly, speaking in just one of these languages requires use of the control network to limit interference from the other language and to ensure the continued dominance of the intended language.” Although bilinguals tend to have smaller vocabularies in each language than do children who know one language, bilinguals thus may have an advantage when it comes to certain nonverbal cognitive tasks.
Pablo Escobar Gaviria Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Escobar. Pablo Escobar Début de carrière criminelle[modifier | modifier le code] Issu d'une famille pauvre, dans une Colombie touchée par tous les drames, Escobar naît dans le village de Rionegro à Antioquia en Colombie et grandit dans une hutte sans électricité, ni eau courante. Il est le troisième d'une famille de sept enfants. À l'âge de 20 ans, il est déjà un voleur de voitures accompli. Montée en puissance[modifier | modifier le code] Dans une publication anonyme, parue en Colombie en 1989, Pablo Escobar raconte ses débuts : « Comment ai-je commencé ? Pablo Escobar commence à investir dans la cocaïne en 1975. Sa réputation commence à s'accroître lorsqu'il assassine un célèbre trafiquant de Medellín, Fabio Restrepo, à qui il avait acheté 14 kilogrammes. À partir de ce moment, il tenta de soudoyer systématiquement les représentants de l'autorité ou de les tuer. Au sommet[modifier | modifier le code]
www.lsadc.org/info/pdf_files/Bilingual_Child.pdf Raising Bilingual Children: The First Five Steps to Success by Christina Bosemark, founder of the Multilingual Children's Association When I was growing up, the only way to raise a truly international child was via an exorbitantly priced Swiss boarding school. Luckily, such elitism has been thrown out the window, and now parents raise multilingual children themselves. The most common question people ask me is "How do I raise a bilingual child the best way?" Family agreement: Even though agreement within the family is perhaps the most essential ingredient, I am sometimes asked, "What do I do if my partner doesn't want me speaking to our child in a language he doesn't understand?" And, hey, remember, you're not alone. But, you are thinking to yourself, what about those people who say that raising a child with a second language is a really bad idea, that it will harm the primary language? About the author: Other articles in this series Links to websites with information and advice about raising multilingual children
Languages & Integration through Singing Teacher’s Handbook Nowadays multilingual is a fact but we need greater efforts and work to ensure real linguistic and cultural integration among the European citizens and the people living in neighbouring countries. To promote the study of foreign languages and cultures, the European Community is issuing extremely important documents to inform and advise people working in the field. The ideas of the LIS project appear when promoting multilingualism in intercultural communication and integration of all European citizens is crucial. The favourable impact of songs on the learning process in general and specifically on language learning has been noted by many researches. Studies of motivational psychology and language teaching methods (Rheinberg, 1997, Titone 1976, Ciliberti 1994, Caon 2006, etc.) have stressed how helpful intrinsic motivation, tied to pleasure and curiosity, is to favour steady and lasting learning. top 2.1 Why songs work? Songs present a powerful tool for language learning.
The Great Myths of Language Learning | BritishExpat By: Rowland Jack Published: 20 July 2004 The British are bad at learning foreign languages. It’s a fact. In any European city you can find intelligent and decent British tourists (among the dim and indecent) asking for the menu in English. At best they may mumble a few words learned from the phrasebook, only to receive a response in English from the harassed waiter. And it’s not only the tourists. But then there are two great myths of language learning. As a veteran of more evening language classes than I care to remember, I can attest to the fact that many adults, including some who are highly intelligent, will find it all but impossible to learn another language. Those who have attended foreign language classes in Britain for any length of time will be familiar with the characters. The younger ones often make more progress. You’ll recognise the foxy, streetwise, student type girl, who actually speaks the language. But I digress. Europe is host to a myriad of enclaves of British expats.