The Value of Learning another Language
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The document discusses the value of learning a second language. It introduces the presenter, Dierk Seeburg, who is bilingual and discusses language terminology. It then explores how language needs can differ based on place, time, and person in monolingual situations. The document also mentions benefits of second language learning such as improved social skills, executive function, and cognitive development. It provides examples of how foreign language learning can be useful for youth exchange programs, college, international study, and reducing the risk of Alzheimer's. It concludes by asking what value a foreign language holds.
The Value of Learning another Language
- 1. The Value of Learning another Language “She did it once, she can do it again!”
- 2. Presenter Dierk Seeburg - German native, bilingual, dual citizen - Married, 3 children - German is first language in the home - Translator, Teacher - Consultant, TEDx - Speaker, Chair, American Translators Association - Director, German School Phoenix
- 3. Terminology Language - mother tongue: native vs. non-native - first/second/third/etc. - world/foreign/global - mono-/bi-/tri-/pluri-/semilingual - Monoglot vs. polyglot - code-switching - Sequential vs. bilingual vs. coordinate literacy
- 4. Language Need monolingual situations - Place: Home vs. School
- 5. Language Need monolingual situations - Time: mornings vs. afternoons
- 6. Language Need monolingual situations - Person: parent vs. parent
- 12. College
- 13. College
- 14. International Study Insitute of International Education: Fulbright Program
- 15. Alzheimers
- 16. What is a foreign language worth?
Editor's Notes
- #2: The Value of Learning another Language
- #5: Language immersion at the home and/or at school.
- #6: E.g., immersion language programs at schools.
- #7: E.g., monolingual parents.
- #8: Early exposure to multiple languages boosts social skills: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals.html
- #9: Bilingual babies are precocious decision-makers http://www.economist.com/node/13489730 Executive fxn.: critical for problem solving & other mentally demanding activities.
- #10: Learning a second (or third) language increases cognitive development. At age 6, Hendrik scored in the 99% percentile for non-verbal on his first assessment.
- #11: Speaking the foreign language activates System 2 http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2012/05/foreign-languages-and-thinking better at higher reasoning
- #12: AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
- #13: Foreign Language Requirements for college admissions: At least 2 years for top schools.
- #14: Ivy League Colleges: Increase chances for admission with language extracurriculars.
- #15: The Fulbright Program, the U.S. Government's flagship international exchange program, is administered by IIE.
- #16: Delaying the onset of Alzheimer disease http://www.neurology.org/content/75/19/1726.short Bilingualism as a form of cognitive reserve
- #17: just 1.5% for Spanish, 2.3% for French and 3.8% for German http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2014/03/language-study up to $140,000
- #18: director@germanschoolphoenix.org