Why Learning a New Language Is Good for the Whole Family
Ever thought of making language learning part of your family’s activities? Learning a new language together can have unexpected emotional benefits for the whole family.
Combining family time with language learning time is a great way for more quality time. Learning a new language as a family can be a fun group activity. Everyone loves a game night or movie night. You can play games like Bingo, using vocabulary from the target language. Or maybe you have a particular vacation destination you love where another language is widely spoken—learning that language together could make your next vacation even more enjoyable. They’re a fun way to break up the daily routine(常规) and reconnect with those you love.
Language is all about communication and connection. Learning a new language brings family members closer because they talk to each other all the time when learning. All you have to do is change to your new language and practice with your family members whenever you want-no classroom needed. Telling family stories with what you have recently learned is a good place to start, which could inspire questions and additional conversations, and even create a familect—secret words and phrases shared only among the members of your family.
If your family is big on gardening, make labels(标签) together for your plants and tools. Making fun labels in your target language together can also help you connect with loved family members. It opens up more opportunities like family contests. You could surprise each other with notes on pillows, bathroom mirrors, inside dresser drawers—any place your family will find them. Using these words later recalls these family memories.
Each family is really its own little unique social world, and that world is being built through language. The power of language learning lies in its ability to draw people together.
【小题1】According to the passage, what is a great way to have more quality time with your family?【小题2】Why does studying a new language bring family members closer?
【小题3】Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Making fun labels together for garden plants and tools in your target language can help you win family contests.
【小题4】Apart from what is mentioned in the passage, what other benefit(s) do you think learning new language can bring to you? (In about 40 words)
