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Benefits of Foreign Language Study

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• In 2007 the Glastonbury FLES program celebrated its 50th Birthday!

• It is the longest, continuously running FLES program in the nation!

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• Here are some of the benefits of studying a Foreign Language in elementary school

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• Students who study foreign languages

score statistically higher on

standardized tests conducted in

English.

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• Students who study a foreign language develop a deeper understanding of their own and other cultures.

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• Learning a foreign language broadens

a child’s outlook and gives him or her

the opportunity to communicate with

more people.

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• Earlier sequences of language instruction enable students to achieve higher levels of proficiency in the second language.

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• The critical period for learning a

foreign language comes at an early

age. If a foreign language is not

learned at this time, the ability to master the language may

be lost.

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• Students who receive foreign language instruction are more creative and better at solving more complex problems.

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• Students who study foreign languages have access to a

greater number of career possibilities.