Blog #2: Making Language Immersion Fun for Kids

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/28/travel/making-language-immersion-fun-for-the-kids.html?_r=1

This article is about a mother that wants to expose her children more to the world, thus taking her children to Italy for the summer. It is stated that the sooner you learn the language the easier it gets, so she enrolled them in a language immersion program. These language immersion programs teach children (non-native and native speakers) a different language. She emphasis how difficult it is to get in them and how expensive some of these programs can be, but believes to be well worth it. 

I have to say that the thing I found the most interesting is the Concordia Language Villages. It’s a summer camp that offers it in 15 languages: Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Arabic, Korean and many more. “Each language has its own village,” said Patricia Thorton, the dean of the program. “Kids eat the food of that culture, change their dollars for local currency; they’re completely immersed.” I think these camps are a great and fun way to get kids out of their comfort zone and learn to embrace the beauty of a different culture.

This article grabbed my interest right away because making it fun for kids to learn a new language is important. I think many people are realizing the importance of becoming bilingual or trilingual, and how that will make a positive impact on their young ones future. This article definitely made me think about my future children and how I would love for them to be exposed to different cultures and learning another language.