Modern Languages Blog

The BBC reports that bilingual children who learn in their family’s language as well as English do better at school, research suggests. Even second and third generation immigrant children with English as their stronger language could benefit. A team from Goldsmiths, University of London, analysed some primary school children in England using two languages in maths and English lessons. They found that, far from confusing them, having two languages deepened their understanding of key concepts.

Read the full story on the BBC website.