By ANGELA ALLAN www.maroondahweekly.com.au It's never too soon for children to start learning a second language. As long as they have a passionate teacher, supportive parents, a love for that language or culture and can learn their own language, children can quickly and easily learn a second one. This year, Education Week's theme is languages, which draws on Melbourne's multicultural community, where more than 200 languages are spoken and more than 40 per cent of people have a parent born overseas. From May 19 to 25, the importance and lifelong benefits of children learning another language will be highlighted in our schools. Learning a second language improves literacy, brain development, social competence and the way kids view other cultures and the world. Language is a window into how other cultures interpret elements such as art and what they see as important, says Dr Russell Cross, senior lecturer in language and literacy education at Melb...
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