Also in This Issue…
- Feature: Extending Learning through Mentorship
- The Editor's View: Good Communication with Teachers and Schools
- Connections: Standards-Based Education
- The Emotional Edge: School Counselors: Allies and Resource People
- Testing, Testing, 1,2,3: Understanding Achievement Tests
- Technology Matters: Telementoring: Opportunities for Virtual Mentoring
- Expert's Forum: Program Delivery Models for the Gifted
- Parent's Platform: The Benefits of Mentorship
- Consultant's Corner: Fifth-Grade Underachievement
- Product Tips: Race for the White House
- Currents: Genius Denied
- Currents: Davidson Fellowships
- Currents: The Advantage of Arts Education
- Currents: Foreign Language Learning
Currents
Foreign Language Learning
Volume 5 / Issue 1 / Fall 2004
The Center for Applied Linguistics cites the following benefits of studying a second language:
- lifelong ability to communicate with people from other backgrounds and countries,
- overall improved school performance,
- superior problem-solving skills,
- higher scores on standardized tests, including the SAT, and
- enhanced knowledge of English structure and vocabulary.
Moreover, Americans who are fluent in other languages can contribute to improved global communication, enhanced economic competitiveness abroad, and the advancement of the nation’s political and security interests.
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