Большую часть учеников нашей школы составляют билингвы — дети, с раннего возраста говорящие на двух и более языках. Как правило, родители просят научить их билингвов читать, писать, а также правильно говорить по-русски. Не путать мужской и женский род, грамотно склонять слова по падежам и так далее.
To work effectively with these children, our teachers are constantly upgrading their qualifications and turning to psychology.
Делимся интересными выводами ученых о билингвизме.
Where bilinguals live
Исторически сложилось, что во многих государствах бок о бок живут носители разных языков и культур. Это либо жители смежных государств, либо местные народы. В настоящее время существует много стран с несколькими официальными языками. Среди них государства в Европе — Швейцария, Великобритания, Бельгия, Финляндия, Мальта. А также африканские Уганда, ЮАР и, к примеру, Новая Зеландия в южном полушарии.
Scientists have estimated that more than half the world's population speaks 2 or more languages.
Therefore, bilingualism is a phenomenon typical of humanity, which is constantly studied by linguistic psychologists.
Why is being bilingual beneficial?
Brain benefits. It has been found that learning two or more languages in childhood improves memory and concentration. And in old age, it helps to postpone the onset of age-related brain diseases for an average of five years.
Knowledge of two or more languages improves communication skills. Because bilinguals' brains distinguish shades of meaning in different languages, it helps them express themselves better.
Memory Improvement. When a child learns several languages at once, they have to memorize a lot of information. And this is a great way to develop long-term memory. In addition, bilinguals have been found to have common vocabulary for all languages. Therefore, they switch between them without difficulty.
Bilingualism also improves thought processes. This is again due to the need to constantly switch between languages. These children are very good at multitasking.
Cultural aspect. For children who are exposed to different cultures from an early age, it becomes the norm that the world's population is heterogeneous. They grow up to be tolerant adults who feel at ease in different societies.
Adult bilinguals more competitive in the future, having more opportunities to choose a profession and a place of work. This is why many parents in ordinary families insist that their children learn foreign languages. Bilinguals, on the other hand, are a bit luckier in advance!
Bilingual children in general learn well and make it to math. Since these children are good at learning abstract concepts, they find the exact sciences easier. By the way, our school also offers math instruction in Russian for bilinguals. You can find out more about the classes check here.
At Palme School's online school, children learn Russian and make significant progress, because bilinguals are ready from childhood to perceive a second language. And we trigger this ability in our lessons.
You can try Palme School classes for FREE and then make a decision. After all, academic success depends on whether your child enjoys learning. To sign up for an introductory lesson, leave a request in the form below. Our manager will contact you to schedule a convenient date and time.
