8/7/15
Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione Cariplo e Fondazione Zancan a Washington per il progetto TFIEY.
Si è aperto oggi a Washington il sesto meeting del Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Years. Ricercatori, politici, operatori e dirigenti di servizi sociali sanitari educativi, pubblici e privati, si confrontano sul tema del multilinguismo e delle identità nella prima...
derStandard.at, 6. Mai 2015, 11:30
An der Universität Graz wird der Spracherwerb im Kindesalter erforscht. Kognitive und soziale Faktoren spielen eine Rolle
Jedes fünfte Kind im Vorschulalter wächst in Österreich mehrsprachig auf. Der anschließende Bildungsalltag ist jedoch stark einsprachig, also deutsch, geprägt. Stefan Schneider vom Institut für Romanistik der Uni Graz hat in...
Hoe kraak je een taal? De methode van De taalhacker om snel een vreemde taal te leren
Kennislink, vrijdag 5 juni 2015
Gabriel Wyner ontwikkelde een nieuwe methode om talen te leren. Daarbij maakt hij gebruik van de nieuwste wetenschappelijke inzichten over hoe ons brein werkt. Zo is het vooral belangrijk om zoveel mogelijk connecties te maken in ons brein. “You need to give a language life,” aldus Wyner. ‘Je moet een taal laten leven.’
door Mathilde Jansen
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Apprendimento linguistico: la finestra della predisposizione si ferma all’adolescenza
Pubblicato il 29-07-2014
http://www.santelog.com/news/neurologie-psychologie/apprentissage-des-langues-la-fenetre-de-predisposition-se-ferme-a-l-adolescence_12642_lirelasuite.htm Prima è meglio. Imparare una seconda lingua il più presto possibile sarebbe l’ideale ed è ciò che dimostra uno studio del Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), il quale conferma che da bambini si riesce a...
Livros infantis como suporte no ensino/aprendizado de língua instrumental
Rosiane XYPAS, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Resumo:
O ensino/aprendizagem do francês instrumental releva tanto dos conhecimentos de estratégias de aprendizagem (CYR, 1999) quanto da língua estrangeira estudada. Ora, como ensinar o francês instrumental de maneira criativa e lúdica? Nossa hipótese consiste em iniciar a compre...
Het team intercultureel bemiddelaars van Foyer ontwikkelde dit jaar een nieuw luik binnen hun expertise. Het gaat om een project dat hulpverleners helpt bij de screening en diagnostiek van taalproblemen bij meertalige kinderen.
De kern van de aanpak ligt in de analyse van de moedertaal van het kind en het goed in kaart brengen van de taalcontext waarin het kind opgroeit. Dit nieuwe aspect...
Flexible Multilingual Education: Putting Children's Needs First
Format: Paperback - 232 pagesISBN: 9781783091980Published: 12 May 2014 by Multilingual Matters
This book examines the benefits of multilingual education that puts children’s needs and interests above the individual languages involved. It advocates flexible multilingual education, which builds upon children’s actual home resources and provides access to both the local and global languages...
FundacionCuriosity.org
Este documento muestra como la exposición de las frecuencias sonoras de diversos idiomas a través de la lúdica, el video, la música, la fantasía y las innovaciones tecnológicas influyen positivamente para promover la creación de redes neuronales organizadas, estructuradas e integradas, que por su eficiencia potencian las capacidades académicas de la ...
Not enough time? Really? Language Learning and Setting Priorities
gamesforlanguages.comPosted on December 17, 2014 by Peter Rettig
Last month I a saw on the Google+ page of Finverbus an unattributed graph titled Main difficulty experienced when learning a new language. I don't know whose research produced the graph, nor the sample size or the demographics of those questioned, but I did not find the results surprising. Of the 8 reasons listed, I thought I...
Een recent onderzoek toonde aan dat taalleren net zo plezierig kan zijn als gokken, chocolade en seks. Hoe zit dat? Taalwetenschapper Pablo van Suchtelen laat taalverslaafde collega’s en een hersenonderzoeker aan het woord. “Rare regels zijn opwindender dan woordjes.”
How music class can spark language development (MedicalPress.com)
Steinway & Sons Grand Piano Iron Plates and Strings. Credit: David Maiolo / Wikipedia.
Music training has well-known benefits for the developing brain, especially for at-risk children. But youngsters who sit passively in a music class may be missing out, according to new Northwestern University research.
In a study designed to test whether the level of engagement matters, researchers...
Entretien avec Claude Hagège, linguiste : "5 ans, le meilleur âge pour les langues" (Figaro Madame, 2008)
Dalila Kerchouche | Le 18 novembre 2008, Interview du linguiste Claude Hagège
Invoquant la réceptivité et la spontanéité des petits, le linguiste Claude Hagège, recommande, à l’instar de nos voisins européens, un enseignement précoce des langues à l‘école. Polyglotte d’exception, il défend la diversité culturelle, un véritable enjeu d’avenir des enfants.
Madame Figaro....
"Il plurilinguismo è come le mele: fa bene alla salute."
Free University of Bozen - Bolzano - 07.03.2013
"Il plurilinguismo è come le mele: fa bene alla salute. E in Alto Adige siamo ricchi dell'una e dell'altra cosa". Così la professoressa Rita Franceschini ha sintetizzato i risultati di un progetto di ricerca secondo il quale i bambini plurilingui sono avvantaggiati dal punto di vista cognitivo rispetto ai coetanei monolingui. Alla ricerca...
Quality of Words, Not Quantity, Is Crucial to Language Skills, Study Finds
The New York Times, by Douglas Quenqua, October 16th 2014
It has been nearly 20 years since a landmark education study found that by age 3, children from low-income families have heard 30 million fewer words than more affluent children, putting them at an educational disadvantage before they even began school. The findings led to increased calls for publicly funded prekindergarten programs...
Brain imaging proves second language learners can process language to nativelike levels
Christine Metz Howard, Medical Press
With enough practice, some learners of a second language can process their new language as well as native speakers, research at the University of Kansas shows. Using brain imaging, a trio of KU researchers was able to examine to the millisecond how the brain processes a second language. They then compared their findings with their previous results for...
Taal zit in onze genen en ons brein, vormt onze gedachten en cultuur. Hoe doet taal dat? Welke taaleigenschappen delen alle mensen ter wereld en hoe verschillen we? Allemaal grote vragen zonder antwoorden. Neurowetenschapper Peter Hagoort verzamelde het grootste leger aan taalonderzoekers ter wereld, en wil deze mysteries de komende tien jaar gaan ontrafelen. Kennislink gaat verslag doen van...
Avec une approche différente, des cours de langue pour les élèves en éducation peuvent être inclusive, passionnante et pertinente.
Adapter les leçons de façon qu'elles intègrent plus d'aspects visuels et auditifs pourrait aider lors de l'enseignement des langues aux jeunes ayant des difficultés d'apprentissage.
Imparare le lingue da adulti è più difficile. Colpa del cervello "arrugginito"
30/07/2014, La Repubblica L'abitudine allo studio di altre materie è ininfluente: la sensibilità uditiva a suoni stranieri diminuisce con il passare degli anni. Inglese, francese, tedesco non fa differenza. Se si inizia in età adulta, o anche solo alle scuole superiori, imparare una lingua straniera è un'impresa dura.
The Guardian 8 July 2014
Why learn a second language if everyone speaks English? To better understand a culture, or boost your employability in the global economy, finds a Guardian roundtable.
Club football managers talk to players in it, scientific researchers email each other in it, global businesses negotiate in it. When even the European Central Bank chooses English as its main language,...