Children Take Longer to Learn Two Languages At Once Compared to Just One - Don't Fret
Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 08:52
in Psychology & Sociology
Bilingual children from immigrant families are not two monolinguals in one. They develop each language at a slower pace because their learning is spread across two languages. A researcher shows strong evidence that the rate of language growth is influenced by the quantity of language input. She challenges the belief, held in and out of scientific circles that children are linguistic sponges who quickly absorb the language or languages they hear and become proficient speakers of both languages.