Watch the video 'Benefits of language learning'.
In the video Kylie Farmer, and John Hajek from the University of Melbourne, talk about benefits 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.
