Watch the video 'Benefits of language learning'.
In the video, Kylie Farmer and John Hajek (from the University of Melbourne) talk about the benefits of learning an additional language, including:
- opportunities for families to be involved in new ways
- benefits for children’s cognitive skills; for example, multitasking, memory and spatial awareness
- benefits for children’s language skills; for example, listening, speaking, mathematics and music skills
- benefits to children’s social skills; for example, empathising, broader worldview and flexibility.
