This document discusses the importance of learning a second language. It provides statistics on the most commonly spoken languages in the world, with English and Mandarin Chinese being the most prevalent. The document also discusses studies showing that exposing young children to a second language from an early age is beneficial and does not cause confusion. It notes that while Australia has a multicultural population that speaks over 200 languages, only 8% of high school students study a second language, so parents often only raise their children to speak English. The document concludes by outlining various effective ways for learning a new language.

1. Language And Communication
By: Bryan Soon, Low Si Wei, Sandra Anne and Wong Li Man (Y 11)

2. Our Aim throughout this project --->
To promote the importance of learning
another language.

3. http://ilanguages.org/

4. Article

5. Statistic about language that bilingual speakers speak
● English is the language of choice.
● Chinese speakers getting more due to
China’s population
● Two thirds of world’s population share
only 12 native language
● English is a the most commonly studied
language
● US colleges that teach Chinese has risen
but Russian had decreased
23/4/2015

6. Princess Charlotte Is 'Already Bilingual': Is It Worth
Introducing A Second Language To Your Toddler?
● She is 2 years old
● The family’s nanny, teaches her spanish
● Mastered a numbers of spanish words
➢ Is she too young to learn words in another language?
Answer: No
Jade Braithwaite, who teaches babies French and Spanish said:
❏ It’s best to let them get exposure to another language as early as
possible.
❏ When teaching babies their first language, we will speak to them
constantly all day
❏ Exposing them to a second language works in the same way.
❏ Able to distinguish between the different sounds in different
languages
❏ Learning two languages won’t confuse them
❏ Increase their cognitive flexibility
16/01/2018

7. A Multilingual Family in a Monolingual nation
● Australia is known for being multicultural nation.
● However it is not known for encouraging the use of
multiple languages.
● Australia had over 200 languages spoken within the
country.
● Yet, only 8% of high school students study a second
language.
● With multilingualism not widely encouraged, parents
choose to raise their children only speaking English.
11/10/2016

8. Advantages of learning another language
● Broaden knowledge
● Transmit information easily without any barrier in different countries
● Communicate with a wider variety of people and races
● Increase job opportunities with better paid job
● Allow brain to focus and remember things more easily
● Have better understanding while communicating

9. Ways to learn another language --->
1. Don’t be afraid to make mistake (everyone do make mistake)
2. Be confident and speak out (don’t be shy)
3. Practice skills (write, speak, read & listen )
4. Set goals of learning
5. Get help from experts (teachers)

10. Ways to learn another language --->
6. Watch video or movies in the subtitle
7. Download apps in phone (able to bring anywhere)
8. Learn by listening to audio
9. Learn the language grammar
10. Go for tuition classes

11. Questionnaire results

12. Different learners in our school:
Different learner in our school
Multilingual
25%
Trilingual
38%
Bilingual
31%
Monolingual
6%

13. Languages that students learn in school :

14. Language that our school suggested:

15. Different type of learners in both countries
China Malaysia

16. How many languages are commonly spoken ?
China Malaysia

17. Do all the people learn another language?
MalaysiaChina

18. Are there any languages that are widely spoken except for
Chinese?
MalaysiaChina

19. Do the country encourage people to learn another language?
MalaysiaChina

20. Chinese students in Malaysia (local) at school :
Bilingual:
1. Mandarin or Malay
2. English
Trilingual:
1. Mandarin
2. English
3. Malay
Multilingual:
1. Mandarin
2. English
3. Malay
4. Other language
(Korean, Japanese and more)

21. Malay students in Malaysia (local) at school:
Bilingual:
1. Malay
2. English
Trilingual:
1. Mandarin
2. English
3. Malay
Multilingual:
1. Mandarin
2. English
3. Malay
4. Other language

22. Indian students in Malaysia (local) at school:
Trilingual:
1. Tamil
2. English
3. Malay
Multilingual:
1. English
2. Malay
3. Tamil
4. Mandarin or other language

23. The End
We hope that you learn something
new throughout this talk :)

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