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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (780055)	4/15/2014 6:58:08 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574483

Language development parallels social development, where language is a function of social interaction. The structure of one language is different than that of another. I have witnessed many immigrant families trying to raise their kids on the language of national origin. It almost always fails. The kid usually adopts English. To the frustation of parents, the kid answers them in English when the parent speaks to them in their native language. Language is a brain function as well. So when parents insist on two languages in an early age the brain is not able to determine which language structure to use in facilitating effective social interaction with others, due to the differences between the languages. So you can cause a type of learning disability this way. There are exceptions. Best practice is to get fluency in one language first and by age 7 or so start to push fluency in a second language. Its ok to introduce the second language earlier but not to insist the kid function in two languages before the language center of their brain is developed. If you introduce languages before age eleven the brain will know how to make all the sounds properly... after 11 the likelihood of accents increases.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (780055)	4/15/2014 7:20:33 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574483

Nonsense. Lots of people in Europe speak multiple languages. Almost everyone speaks two or more. If a normal kid was immersed in a family where people were speaking 5 languages with vigorous dialogue, that kid would have no trouble speaking all five by the age of 7. I don't think you understand the power of what a developed mind can do and the difference between a developed mind and an undeveloped mind. It is night and day. Scientific American presented a huge study on the "Expert Mind". They used chess players and said it takes 10 years to develop an expert mind. Longer than it takes to be a brain surgeon. But once one is developed, the expert mind can lay waste to the undeveloped mind with one hand tied behind its back. Those were the conclusions. They asked one grand master: "how many moves in advance do you think? He said I don't do that. I just move and it is always the right move. The expert mind moves very fast and is as accurate as an eagles eye.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (780055)	4/16/2014 5:06:45 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 1574483

Maybe fluency and proficiency are being confused. A 7 yr old will not have enough time of language immersion to be fluent in so many languages. It is far easier to become proficient in languages that are similar, but that is hardly being fluent. A good friend of mine became proficient in as I recall 5 languages when she was 14, but that is because she attended a private school in Switzerland and spoke two languages, her native Spanish as well as English prior to spending 7 years at this school. She was an exceptional student and her language ability was not the norm.