Some young Australian students to begin learning Asian languages
Some Australian students will begin learning Asian languages as early as kindergarten through a new language programme. Mandarin, Korean, Japanese or Indonesian will be used for at least 90 minutes a day and in all lessons except English and maths. "Young children have a far better chance of developing bilingual fluency from an early age," said Education Minister Verity Firth.
Daily Telegraph (Australia), The | 04 Nov.
This story published in ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief on 11/05/2009
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