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When Should Children Learn a Second Language
Today, enlightened school systems know better. Second languages are introduced in elementary school. Little kids do learn more easily than high school students. But current research says: to really do it right, start even earlier. Start when the child is learning a first language. It’s easier. It’s more fun. Babies have an astonishing ability to absorb. And in today’s complex world, a second language is not a luxury – it’s a necessity. We know now that studying a second language offers surprising benefits to children. Research has demonstrated improved ability to communicate, better cognitive development, richer cultural awareness and, ultimately, better job opportunities for those who know a second language. What’s more, today’s children will all be required to have command of two languages by the time they reach college. “All of the research suggests that from birth through eight to 10 years of age is the best time to introduce new languages to a young child. Yet, for some reason, most school systems introduce a new language around age 12,” comments Beth Butler, creator of the BOCA BETH Program, an integrated program of bilingual educational materials designed to give young children a head start on becoming bilingual. “If you introduce a new language early in life, children will learn it faster, retain it better, and most often speak it with near-native pronunciation.”

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