How children learn more than one language?


Simultaneous Acquisition

·        Occurs when a child is raised bilingually from birth or is introduced to a new language before the age of three.
·        Children learning two languages go through the same developmental stages as a child learning one language.

Sequential Acquisition

·        Occurs when the second language is introduced after the first language has established, generally after the age of three.
·        Common when children immigrate to a new country or where a native language is spoken at home before they start school.

Bilingual Immersion at school

·        Learning a second language is integrated with the academic curriculum.
·        All teaching and conversation takes place in the new language.
·        Aim is to teach the new language in the same way as the first language was learned.

Bilingualism at home

·        One person language model involves parents who speak two different languages.
·        One parent speaks to the child in their native language, and the other uses the second language.
·        The minority language model is an option if you and your partner both speak the same native language in the family home.
·        Children then learn the majority language such as English at school.

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