Resources
Interviews / Statements:
Articles:
How does one best learn and retain a foreign language?
What are the benefits of studying a foreign language? (brain research, marketability, careers, college acceptance, global awareness)
What’s offered within our community to experience language and culture?
What types of experiences are lacking within our school/community to practice speaking Spanish?
What percentage of our community (District 41) is Spanish speaking?
How does one best learn and retain a foreign language?
What are the benefits of studying a foreign language? (brain research, marketability, careers, college acceptance, global awareness)
- How the brain benefits from being bilingual - Time Magazine
- Why Study Foreign Language? - Washington State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures
- What Motivates us to learn foreign languages -The Telegraph, UK
- Why bilinguals are smarter - New York Times
- Benefits to knowing another language - Medical Daily
- How much money a foreign language is worth - Life Hacker
- Keyword searches: “Spanish culture experiences”, “Spanish Language immersion”, “Local Language immersion”
What’s offered within our community to experience language and culture?
- Keyword searches: “Spanish, Glen Ellyn”, “Spanish resources, Glen Ellyn” “Spanish community, Glen Ellyn”
What types of experiences are lacking within our school/community to practice speaking Spanish?
What percentage of our community (District 41) is Spanish speaking?