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Value of Bilingual Programs
June 26, 2013
Living together is an art.
-William Pickens
In her article, "Bilingualism/Multilingualism and Language Acquisition Theories" in the Exchange Essential: Supporting Language DiversityEvienia Papadaki-D'Onofrio observes...

"Although most of the educational research regarding bilingual learners tends to focus on the years of formal education, well-organised early childhood bi-multilingual programs can make an enormous contribution towards preparing bilingual children for academic success and bilingual proficiency in the years to come.  Early childhood bilingual programs should not be seen as early assimilation programs, which only aim at the transition of bilingual earners to the mainstream monolingual program.  Bilingual programs should be available for all children, be it bilingual or monolingual.  Bilingual programs value linguistic and cultural diversity and promote a strong self-concept with positive feelings about ethnic identity."




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Nirmal Kumar Ghosh · June 29, 2013
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India


Hello
Child friend , A child may be bilingual , monolingual etc. that depends on environment
society . In our country a child can speak in three languages Bengali , Hindi , English

Child Friend
Nirmal



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