New Posts For Thread: Is it a good or bad idea to teach an infant two languages at oncehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-onceand I'm talking about an infant that is actully learning to speak. I know these people who are teaching their kid to count in English and Spanish at the same time, and are presumably going to carry on trying to teach him both languages at the same tI Have been to Schools in Kyiv,Ukraine where the children speak Russian and Ukraine and learn English, Ages 5 -11https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417250450#417250450I Have been to Schools in Kyiv,Ukraine where the children speak Russian and Ukraine and learn English, Ages 5 -11Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:17:00 -0600Yes you do that ,no problem at all .You might aswell Put a violin in its hand and teach it that while you are at ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249770#417249770Yes you do that ,no problem at all .You might aswell Put a violin in its hand and teach it that while you are at itWed, 25 Nov 2009 04:36:03 -0600I agree that it's good and that it takes a little longer (simply because there's less repetition). We're doing German & English with ours. They get a bit mixed up sometimes, but it sorts itself out. The advantage is that they learn the "foreign" shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249766#417249766I agree that it's good and that it takes a little longer (simply because there's less repetition). We're doing German & English with ours. They get a bit mixed up sometimes, but it sorts itself out. The advantage is that they learn the "foreign" sWed, 25 Nov 2009 04:28:20 -0600I used to work at a groupage company in London. We had an old bloke there named Max. He had been with them for donkeys years, and was well past retirement age. He was kept on and amused himself learing how to use a PC, send emails and make tea, but thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249762#417249762I used to work at a groupage company in London. We had an old bloke there named Max. He had been with them for donkeys years, and was well past retirement age. He was kept on and amused himself learing how to use a PC, send emails and make tea, but tWed, 25 Nov 2009 04:23:32 -0600the sooner the betterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249758#417249758the sooner the betterTue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:27 -0600back in the 80's we knew a Chilean family who were over for 3 years.the only language they all spoke was Spanish when they came over.Within a few months their daughter was fluent in English ......... well she appeared to be so ... maybe it took a bithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249754#417249754back in the 80's we knew a Chilean family who were over for 3 years.the only language they all spoke was Spanish when they came over.Within a few months their daughter was fluent in English ......... well she appeared to be so ... maybe it took a bitTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:04 -0600yes das bonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249750#417249750yes das bonTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:36:29 -0600BAD IDEAhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249746#417249746BAD IDEATue, 24 Nov 2009 15:34:38 -0600I studied French and Spanish then when it got to GCSE time, they encouraged those who were struggling to drop languages. Obviously to massage stats.The annoying thing is, now, over 10 years later I thnk they are probably easer to pass. Certanly muchhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249742#417249742I studied French and Spanish then when it got to GCSE time, they encouraged those who were struggling to drop languages. Obviously to massage stats.The annoying thing is, now, over 10 years later I thnk they are probably easer to pass. Certanly muchTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:33:50 -0600Couldn't agree more. Definately better to teach them with keen young minds before their brains are filled up with the distractions and stresses of adult life!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23410042/is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea-to-teach-an-infant-two-languages-at-once?post_id=417249738#417249738Couldn't agree more. Definately better to teach them with keen young minds before their brains are filled up with the distractions and stresses of adult life!Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:27:43 -0600