Foreign language skills are critical for students to develop if they plan on getting into college. Most colleges will require high school students to have at least two years of foreign language in order to qualify for admission. Because of this students are encouraged to start their foreign language education during their Freshman year.
If you want to give your child a competitive advantage in the race for college admission to the best schools, then you may want to encourage them to not only take four years of foreign language in school, but also supplement their high school language courses with foreign language tutoring. This will help them to develop both their foreign language skills and their English language skills.
Foreign language tutoring will need to work on building language skills sequentially. For the best results you will want to work with your child’s tutor to develop a tutoring program that follows the text materials being presented in class. You will also want to add on extra enrichment activities that provides your child with the chance to speak and hear conversational Spanish, German, or other foreign language that they are studying. This will help to reinforce the grammar lessons and it will help them to pick up the language quicker.
Language tutoring and tutors are great resources that your children can benefit from. When selecting a tutor make sure they have experience in the language you are interested in. For example, if you want your child to learn Spanish then select a Spanish tutoring service that uses native speakers of Spanish or that uses tutors with an extensive background in the language. This will help you to get the most out of your home tutoring sessions.
October 31st, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Having your child knowing another language does open updoors of opportunity.
January 7th, 2010 at 4:03 am
This is one of the most logical and nicely explained post on LANGUAGE I have read. Most people just iterate what others already know, but this reflects of your experience as an expert. Thanks for the tips.
January 9th, 2010 at 3:54 am
Learning a language is difficult. It doesn’t matter if it’s your native language or second one, it’s hard. And to learn to speak English is difficult, too. Many people worldwide, however, have the misconception that learning English is easy. This is a mistake and those who study it a while eventually realize how difficult English really is.
January 9th, 2010 at 6:59 am
You can always look at learning anything new as difficult. The trick is to change your language so that your brain goes thru the learning process easily. For example:
Learning a new language is fun!
Learning a new language is exciting!
Learning a new language is interesting!
Studies have shown that what you say is what you get or experience.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Well as we think about the subjects that scoring is necessary so Foreign Language Skills is also a necessary part of the education because now a days we are having lots of chances to get the job at the other countries so that i think those Foreign Language Skill can help you.
January 21st, 2010 at 7:03 am
In this globalized world, learning a foreign language is a real advantage. Not just for students, because to work on certain professions some languages are essential.
May 28th, 2010 at 12:27 am
The PTCB recently changed their testing procedure to continuous testing and I was wondering how does that work. Does that mean I can take the test any time I want?
August 12th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Research has shown that having studied a foreign language one can understand one’s own language better. It deepens the understanding of one’s own culture.
General language skills improve after studying foreign languages thus enhancing the understanding of one’s own language as well.
October 12th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
excellent post on the importance of language tutoring. Language has been an important medium of communication. Knowing languages aside from the mother tongue can be a great achievement.
October 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Private tutor’s help students prepare particular subjects on an exclusive basis.They are engaged to identify and overcome the weakness of an individual student.
January 31st, 2011 at 9:37 am
I wish I’d known when I was a child how valuable it could be to know a second language. I think this is something that many parents should encourage their children to do, it’s great for helping them get stronger test results if they choose to study that language.