Why learning another language when young?

Research and studies are wide about the benefits of learning another language for everybody but young children in particular have the ability to learn a language in a more spontaneous, practical way and faster than older children or adults. Babies and very young children are able to learn languages at a faster rate. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘critical period’. It is because of the brain’s elasticity and rapid neural formation that babies and young children are able to learn languages at a faster rate.

“Babies and very young children form neural connections at a rapid pace. As the brain develops, it becomes more specialized, reinforcing the neural pathways that are regularly used. This is a good thing because it makes the brain more efficient, but it also makes learning new things more challenging. That’s why those who learn a language at a very young age have the accent of a native speaker. Later in life, those neural shortcuts our brains have created to increase efficiency force us to fall back on the sounds, or phonemes, of languages we already know . There are so many advantages to learning languages as a child that it would be a shame not to use those critical years for learning a second or third language.  Let’s all children be bilingual with Bilingüitos Spanish club. Join us!. ¡Únete al club!