To study another language and culture enhances personal education in many ways. It is only in learning a new linguistic system that one acquires an objective view of his or her native language. The structural bones of a person's language, the limits to the range of ideas expressible in that language, the intense interdependence of language and culture--all these concepts become apparent only as second language acquisition takes place.
There are many reasons learning a foreign language is important to a student's education and future profession. These sites and tips offer valid reasons that can be used to keep foreign language programs in the school budget and motivate students as well as parents to keep their skills up.
This section focuses on using Total Physical Response (Storytelling) to teach students vocabulary, folktales & legends, and other aspects of foreign language.
