Research
The Benefits Of Learning A Foreign Language
Research shows that learning a Foreign Language has a substantial impact on student development. Consider these research results:
- SAT scores are directly affected by foreign language study and have been shown to increase the vocabulary/verbal scores from 72 to 149 points*
- Immediate benefits of early learning of a foreign language include greater academic achievement in other areas of study -including reading, social studies, and mathematics*
- Children who have studied a foreign language show greater cognitive development in such areas as mental flexibility, creativity, divergent thinking, and higher-order thinking skills*
- Communication skills, including memory and listening skills are sharpened by foreign language study*
- Children who study a foreign language have an improved self-concept and sense of achievement in school*
- Neurobiological research strongly suggests that the best time for a child to learn a second or third language is before age 10*
- Long range benefits include enhanced career opportunities, developing more flexibility in thinking processes and exchanging professional ideas and information in commerce, science, law and the arts*
- Many more reasons exist. Please contact us for our complete research report.
* Please contact us for research sources and for a complete report.
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