Basic Education
Learning and teaching a second language
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK YOUR HOME LANGUAGE FLUENTLY FACILITATES THE LEARNING OF ANY NEW LANGUAGE. OTHER RESEARCH HAS ALSO PROVEN THE MANY BENEFITS OF BI- OR MULTILINGUALISM FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
By Sizwe Sibiya and Anien Evans, teachers from Bellavista School
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