tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post5347899063056964996..comments2023-10-17T22:22:40.396+10:00Comments on The Milk Bar: Aaron's TongueAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-22611633548822815492008-04-06T11:56:00.000+10:002008-04-06T11:56:00.000+10:00That is just so awesome! My kids were first expose...That is just so awesome! My kids were first exposed to Korean. When we adopted them at 6 and 7 months we couldn't help them keep their Korean but did only play Korean music in the car (for 4 years!). They do not understand the language, but I hope that one day they will have better language skills from this early language exposure...CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-35932049493812808772008-04-01T06:59:00.000+10:002008-04-01T06:59:00.000+10:00Oh, It is so wonderful for Aaron to be learning bo...Oh, It is so wonderful for Aaron to be learning both languages - it is amazing, isn't it! I would love to hear him speak them both!<BR/><BR/>Hope you are well AManda - I have missed you. Take care and I'll see you soon. KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-87334064342535455862008-04-01T01:13:00.000+10:002008-04-01T01:13:00.000+10:00You are, of course, right. Aaron is at the golden...You are, of course, right. Aaron is at the golden age for language acquisition...he will pick up as many languages as he's exposed to, AND will be able to keep them sorted out in his head, AND will keep all the proper accents. This is a well-known aspect of child development that has received a lot of study...but, unfortunately, mostly concerning the acquisition of English as a mother tongue. I read a fascinating study when I was in college on the acquisition of Russian by children in that country, but wasn't able to find much else on childrens' acquisition of other languages. I think it would be fascinating to watch Aaron sort out languages as radically different as Chinese and English, not to mention seeing him add Indonesian to the mix. The whole issue of how children acquire languages is, of course, of huge importance to the teaching profession and the language instruction business (Berlitz, Inlingua, etc)...if we knew what makes children so good at acquiring languages, and why this ability declines rapidly with age in most people, it would be a huge boon for the world of education...not to mention the world at large. What a great time to be watching Aaron grow up!Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.com