French international schools in North America,
offers early childhood education in both English and French. Although North America is a
bilingual nation, French learning is typically only a small part of a child’s
education. However, a bilingual education has many benefits, and can help to
create a strong foundation for your child’s future success.
French
curriculum is usually limited in traditional schools, and non-existent in some French language education in North America, so it can be a challenge to find the
right French program for your child. The benefits to your child are well worth
it, however. What are the benefits of a French education, and how can it help
your child succeed?
Methods of learning bilingual language
However, the
problem with taking weekly classes is the irregularity of the lessons. The
advantage of intensive study and of French Intensive Courses for example, is
that you don’t have any time to forget what you have learnt in between lessons,
so your brain can build on those blocks more efficiently. Alternative real
advantage of taking a French Intensive Course is that you start to ‘think’ in
French as you are using French for most of your day. The more contented you
feel with French, the more automatic speaking it and understanding it will
come.
Another advantage
of a French Intensive Course is that because you have blocked off this time to
dedicate to French studies, then you are less likely to be interrupted with repeated
distractions and you can focus on the French language.
Swapping from one
language to added hinders the linguistic pathways in the brain so the ideal is
to stay speaking only one language as much as possible! Of course, staying in a
French environment outside of the classroom also helps dramatically hence the
benefit of coming to France to study French rather than studying in your home
country. We have students who select to be completely immersed by staying with
a French family so that all mealtimes and leisure time is also in French.
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