Education HQ Australia – Rebecca Vukovic
” Many physiological studies have shown that the brains of bilingual people operate differently to single language speakers, and in fact, that learning a second language is a great asset to the cognitive process. Australia is one of the most multilingual societies in the world – the 2006 Census shows that more than 350 languages are in regular use in homes and workplaces around the country. Despite this, language learning in Australian schools translates to low completion rates in second languages, high rates of attrition from university language programs and a decline in the number of languages taught, their duration, spread and level of seriousness.”(more)