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GlobeKids Mission/Goal
GlobeKids believes that learning a foreign language is very
important to your child’s future. Learning another language is
one of the best ways to become part of the global community they
will be facing. Knowing a second language can expand your
child's horizons and open the doors of opportunity in our
rapidly evolving global society. By enrolling your child in the
GlobeKids program you are preparing them for a bright and
successful future in such a global economy. We want to offer the
opportunity of learning a language to children of all ages at an
affordable rate.
Research shows that the earlier children are exposed to foreign
languages the better. Children have an innate ability to acquire
multiple languages, effortlessly. They are more likely to speak
as a native speaker, without a hint of an accent if they are
exposed to another language at an early age. Our language
classes for children are designed to take full advantage of this
ability.
Give your child the opportunity to develop an enthusiasm for a
foreign language. GlobeKids offers language classes specifically
tailored to teach children of all ages. They emphasize listening
and speaking skills with culture integrated into the language.
Our programs for children have the same high standards as our
well-known adult programs offered through 35+ years of
experience by our sister company Globelink Foreign Language
Center.
1. By the time children enter first grade, they are in complete
control of their first language which they have learned totally
by listening.
2. It is no surprise that children also "pick up" other
languages early. Experience has shown that 4- and 5-year olds
who are placed in a total foreign language environment are often
fluent speakers within a year with no conscious effort on their
part to learn the target language.
3. Research into the development of the brain and the ways in
which children learn now confirm that young children do possess
unique language-learning abilities. Young children store second
language learning in the same part of the brain in which they
store the first language, giving their command of the second
language naturalness difficult to achieve later.
4. By puberty, the time at which most foreign languages programs
begin, the new language will be learned in a very different way.
If second language learning is started after the age of 11-12,
the new language is stored in a different area of the brain and
accessed differently.
5. Not only does language learning take place in a less direct
manner, but adolescent students are also much more
self-conscious and reluctant to speak before others in a
language which they are just learning. The desire to speak
before the class, which elementary school students enjoy, is one
of the qualities that make younger students enthusiastic and
successful language learners.
6. It takes a long time to learn a language. Starting early
gives students the opportunity to gain real proficiency in a
second language and perhaps experience another by the time they
finish high school.
7. Opportunities and advancement in the workplace are greatly
enhanced by proficiency in another language. In many careers,
priority is given to those with foreign language skills. Gaining
proficiency after the school years is costly, time-consuming,
and more difficult.
8. All children can experience success in some aspect of foreign
language learning, not just the academically talented. In fact,
children with below average skills in their first language may
have the most to gain from foreign language study.
RESEARCH tells us those children who have studied another
language:
- Are significantly better at tasks requiring divergent thinking
and figural creativity. (Landry)
- Score higher on standardized tests in language arts, reading,
and math than non-foreign language students. (Rafferty)
- Have the ability to excel in the pronunciation of a foreign
language. (Duly, Burt and Krashen)
- Show greater cognitive development in higher order thinking
skills. (Foster and Reeves)
- Are more open to cultural diversity. (Carpenter and Torney)
- Have an improved self-concept and sense of achievement. (Masciantonio) |
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