As immigrants from around the world enter the United States, schools have long focused on teaching them English. But bilingualism is gaining favor among employers, educators and parents, fueling a movement to help children who are native speakers of Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic and other tongues master those first languages. Read more about the role that after-school clubs play in bilingualism in this article from The Washington Post.
Posted by Steve Groft on 14 May 2007 in Language Learners