Bilingualism<\/p><\/h1><\/div>
Bilingualism<\/p><\/h1><\/div>
Find out more about EFI’s bilingual program here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> The advantages of early bilingualism<\/p><\/h1><\/div> EFI’s bilingual program is provided in French and English, with two teachers per class, each teaching in their mother tongue.<\/strong>\u00a0The programs taught are those of French National Education, but in two languages. Outside of teaching time in the bilingual class, students are immersed in an English-speaking environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learning a foreign language from a young age has a number of benefits<\/strong>\u00a0with regards to the development, curiosity and opening up of children to the world, and also on their ability to learn. It is a strong factor in supporting their academic success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Young children are gifted with not only a good memory, but they are also less inhibited from trying another language and are more receptive to learning. They are able to effortlessly speak other languages without any accent (or are capable of easily erasing any accent) upon contact with native speakers.\u00a0If they know how to juggle two languages in their first years, they will be more adept at learning other new languages later on in life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The way in which they see the world also depends on the structure of the language the children use.\u00a0If they are used to using more than one language system early on, they will likely be far more open-minded.<\/strong><\/p>\n If he is used to using more than one language system early on, he will be all the more open-minded. Several studies have found that immersing a child in two languages leads to a greater understanding of different cultures and more respect for others, observing that:\u00a0bilingual people tend to build better social relationships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n By offering early bilingualism at EFI, it also helps to bring the school in line with the world at a time when multilingualism is increasingly required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Read more<\/u>:<\/p>\n \u2022 On the benefits of bilingualism in children. Read the interview \u00ab Children of expatriates: the incredible assets of bilingualism<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0dby Barbara Abdelilah-Bauer, qualified social psychologist, teacher, editor of the website\u00a0www.enfantsbilingues.com<\/a>, and author of the book\u00a0Le d\u00e9fi des enfants bilingues<\/em>, \u00e9d. La D\u00e9couverte, 2015.<\/p>\n
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