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<p>Concordia</p>
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<p>Do bilingual children learn language differently?</p>
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<p>Growing up in a multilingual home has its advantages, but many parents worry that exposing children to multiple languages actually delays language acquisition.</p>
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<p>Thanks to new research from Concordia University and the University of Ottawa, however, that myth can be laid to rest. A study recently published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development shows infants raised in monolingual and bilingual households
to be equally capable of learning new words — as long as they are taught by caregivers with a language background that matches their own.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/06/04/do-bilingual-childrenlearnlanguagedifferently.html">http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/06/04/do-bilingual-childrenlearnlanguagedifferently.html</a></p>
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