本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛I have to make decision if sending my kid to Early French Immersion program this September or not. I have following concerns:
1. With English and Chinese already, learning French will put too much burden on kid and that will reduce his time in English and therefore affect his English learning.
2. I don't know any French, there is no way to help him at home. Even right now, sometimes I feel difficult to decide which language (English or Chinese) I should use to read story to him?
3. If he has no strong language ability (I believe people have different level of ability for different thing), why don't I wait for 4 years later until Grade 3 to see if he should go to Middle French Immersion? By that time, I assume I have good idea if he has strong language skill, and his English is much better.
4. If he is not going to use this language in the future, like if he goes to States, is it a waste of time for learning French?
The advantage of learning French maybe:
1. The school load here in Canada is quite light, so it won't be a big burden on kid to learn French.
2. Learning one more language is good for mental development too (because of expanded vision, culture etc.) even he is not going to use it in the future as an adult.
3. Canada is bilingual, learning French is an advantage and won't affect his English learning because he is exposed in bilingul environment all the time (though not at home).更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
1. With English and Chinese already, learning French will put too much burden on kid and that will reduce his time in English and therefore affect his English learning.
2. I don't know any French, there is no way to help him at home. Even right now, sometimes I feel difficult to decide which language (English or Chinese) I should use to read story to him?
3. If he has no strong language ability (I believe people have different level of ability for different thing), why don't I wait for 4 years later until Grade 3 to see if he should go to Middle French Immersion? By that time, I assume I have good idea if he has strong language skill, and his English is much better.
4. If he is not going to use this language in the future, like if he goes to States, is it a waste of time for learning French?
The advantage of learning French maybe:
1. The school load here in Canada is quite light, so it won't be a big burden on kid to learn French.
2. Learning one more language is good for mental development too (because of expanded vision, culture etc.) even he is not going to use it in the future as an adult.
3. Canada is bilingual, learning French is an advantage and won't affect his English learning because he is exposed in bilingul environment all the time (though not at home).更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net