Sunday, July 1, 2012

Neuromyth 5

Neuromyth 5

Myths about multilingualism

by Susanne Mueller, philosophy student, King's College, London.

Myth 1: Two languages compete for resources.
Myth 2: Knowledge, acquired in one language, is not accessible in the other language.
Myth 3: The first language must be spoken well, before the second language is learnt.

The 'Busy' Trap - NYTimes.com

The 'Busy' Trap - NYTimes.com