Commentary on Blog
The dynamic change and the development of the world augmented by technological advancements in the world makes it a necessity for children to develop aptitude skills at a young age. It is agreeable, therefore, that the learning of a second language by children at a younger age will aid them in advancing their abilities to grasp new concepts since their brain, in terms of biological construction, is designed to consume information unconsciously (Paap, 2019). The second point made me relate the post with the issue of globalization and especially the proverbial quote that the world is a small village. Given that there is globalization, encounters with different cultures are a common element of the life of children. It is, therefore, prudent to note that learning the second language would broaden their perspectives and develop their thinking into multidimensional thinking since they will have the option of weighing different opinions (Bartolotti & Marian, 2016). The last point was also agreeable, and I still related the same to the issue of globalization. The expansion of companies within the nation to international markets can be an excellent career opportunity for an individual who is acquainted with the language of the destination country (Dobrova et al.,. 2019).
References
Bartolotti, J., & Marian V. (2016). “Bilinguals’ Existing Languages Benefit Vocabulary Learning in a Third Language.” A Journal of Research in Language Studies. Language Learning xx:x, pp. 1-31. Doi: 10.1111/lang.12200
Dobrova, V., Labzina, P., Ageenko, N., & Menshenina, S. (2019). Language Education in the Age of Globalization and Innovation. In SHS Web of Conferences (Vol. 71, p. 05010). EDP Sciences.
Paap, K. (2019). The Bilingual Advantage Debate. The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism; Swieter, J., Ed, 701-735.