"Most people in the world are bi- or multilingual.
Bi- or multilingualism is extremely valuable both for the individual and for society. Families who have moved from one country to another find it easier to stay in contact with their homeland if they maintain their mother tongue. Children in such families have a greater chance of adopting their family’s cultural inheritance if they can speak their parents’ language.
People who are bilingual also find it easier to appreciate the value of cultural diversity and are thereby able to form a more expansive view of the world." (Quoted from "Two languages or more")
Infants are born with the ability to learn language. Young children use the words they hear around them as building blocks that help them develop language skills, and they start learning language from the moment they are born.
It really is not that important what language you speak with your child. What matters is how much you speak with your child. If your family is speaks more than one language, you must choose which of these you want be your child's mother tongue. Read more...
Language stimulation is educational activity which has as its goal
the linguistic advancement of children. This is done by consciously
working with child concept formation and vocabulary using goal-oriented
educational activities such as play and movement. In every activity, it
is important to speak with the children and help them attach words to
things, circumstances, and concepts. In schools, the language of instruction is Danish. It is therefore important that children are proficient Danish-speakers... read rest of article...
A linguist once claimed that you could learn a language, say Danish, by
adding 6 new words to your vocabulary every day. In a year, you would
thus have a vocabulary of around 2190 words. The truth is that language is best learnt by using it in everyday
situations, and by acquiring a deep knowledge of the society that
language originated in. Read more...
