最近忙著當保母照顧冰雪聰明的侄女(Elsa公主)。
僅僅3歲多，但無論是中、英、日、法文都難不了她。
多元文化、多語言是美國教育的未來~
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時事英文
multiculturalism 多元文化主義
multilingualism 多語制
cultural identity 文化認同
cultural heritage 文化遺產
pros and cons of language learning 語言學習的優缺點
a huge asset 一個巨大的資產
return on investment 投資回收率
ability to decode 解碼能力
the brain has far greater plasticity 大腦的可塑性會變更高
protection against symptoms of dementia 預防癡呆症狀
economically valuable 有經濟價值
steer towards Mandarin 轉向中文
lack of foreign-language proficiency at higher levels 缺乏高水平的外語能力
opportunity cost 機會成本
insufficient funding 資金不足
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Language policies in the US: http://www.cal.org/areas-of-impact/language-planning-policy/u.s.-educational-language-policy
EU language policies: https://cn.nytimes.com/education/20140417/t17eu/zh-hant/dual/
Research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/flan.12271
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Pros and Cons of Bilingual Education: https://goo.gl/mLrQqD
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...連家人的照片都可以變成時事英文...我好像有點太敬業了。
