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Bilingual education pays off, new documentary says
- 09-29-2010
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Interview by Rupa Dev/New America Media
Editor’s Note: To date, 30 states have passed English-only laws, and many American are skeptical of bilingual education because they want their children to learn in English, not Chinese or Spanish. "Speaking in Tongues," the latest documentary by Bay Area filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider, sheds light on the cognitive and developmental value of learning in two languages at a young age. The film follows four diverse children as they become bilingual in San Francisco public schools. Speaking in Tongues, subtitled in Chinese or Spanish, can be streamed on the PBS website till October 15. Jarmel spoke with NAM Education Reporter Rupa Dev. (more…)
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