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Registration for Sept Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French Classes Occurring Now! Enroll or call us today at 443-616-7343.
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Registration for September Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French Classes Occurring Now
Please visit our schedule for information on dates, locations, and times. Children can join a
class at any time and pay a pro-rated tuition. If you would like to schedule a free preview class
for your child, you can call us at 443-616-7343 or email us at info@funwithforeignlanguage.com.
Let's have some Fun!
At Fun with Foreign Language, we help young children realize many of the benefits that learning
a foreign language can provide. Our mission is to teach children age-appropriate fundamentals
of a foreign language in a fun, interactive, dynamic, safe, and nurturing group environment.
Through the use of quality kid-friendly visual, tactile, and musical materials, children can learn a
new language and culture in a way that does not involve memorization, but rather uses
engaging songs, storybooks, arts and crafts, puppets, and games to immerse the child
completely in the foreign language.
We provide Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French classes to children ages 18 months–13
years old at Potters Prep Learning Center in Forest Hill, MD and in Towson at
Loch Raven United Methodist Church.
Benefits of a Foreign Language
To test your knowledge on the benefits of a foreign language, download the document, "Fact or
Myth Regarding Benefits of Foreign Language Education". To learn about the importance of
learning as a child, download the document, "Why Learn a Foreign Language as a Child".
Download a free copy of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view the documents.
A Little About What We Do
Our program is designed to focus on the first three stages of learning a language: listening,
comprehension, and speaking. Once students are able to demonstrate proficiency in these
three stages, reading and writing will be introduced.
Fun with Foreign Language provides a dynamic environment in which children can learn a
foreign language through a teacher. According to an article produced by the Center for Applied
Linguistics (CAL) www.cal.org/earlylang/, “...human interaction is the best method for fostering
both first and second language development." Our teachers use colorful visual aids,
exaggerated speech, bright facial expressions, and energetic gestures to present classes
entirely in the foreign language. Completely immersing the child in the foreign language allows
her to learn the language naturally—by understanding, and not by translating.
Importance of Consistent Exposure
Given that a child is more likely to learn the fundamentals of any foreign language when he is
exposed to it over time, our program is designed to teach children Spanish over several
consecutive sessions. As the document, "Why Learn a Foreign Language as a Child" indicates,
a child that starts in a foreign language program, such as our program, in the early years and
consistently continues in a language program through high school and college, has a better
chance at becoming proficient in the second language than someone who starts to learn a
second language in middle school.
Now is the Time!
Now is the best time to enroll your young child in a program that can provide so many life-long
benefits. Once she enters adolescence, she will never be able to learn a foreign language as
easily as she can at these optimal young years.
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Read our testimonials to see what families say about the program!
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