Settlement Guide: benefits of bilingualism
Ausralia is a multilingual contry, over 300 languages are spoken daily. 'Yet, experts warn we could face a crisis in foreign language education with a monocultural mindset of “English is enough”. This mentality is turning multilingual students into monolingual English speakers, while native English speakers struggle to acquire a second language in the school system', according to the article.
www.sbs.com.au/radio/article/2016/07/05/settlement-guide-benefits-bilingualism