Have you heard of the many academic\, cogn itive\, and cultural benefits kids receive when they learn a second langua ge? The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages \;websit e \;lists many individual benefits for you to check out and each one l inks to a specific study that provided those results. Younger children are especially receptive to learning second languages.
\nWant to get yo ur child started learning a second language? Try Curious Chinese\, a class designed for young children to begin learning the basics of the Chinese l anguage. Not only is a second language a valuable skill\, Chinese is the m ost spoken language in the world according to \;Infoplease.
\nCu rious Chinese class will be taught by Instructor Guilian\, a native Chines e speaker\, using a well reviewed curriculum. Guilian has two sons of her own and has experience teaching at the HuaGen Chinese school\, in addition to her work as a scientist (Ph.D in Neuropathy and Physiology) at the Uni versity of Florida. She is looking forward to introducing children to a ne w language. Parents can attend this class with their children ages 3-10 on Sundays from 4-5 pm at the Tower Road library.
\nAs always\, this i s a free program offered to the public.
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