Languages @ Lambrick

   At Lambrick two main Second Languages are taught: French and Spanish. French is taught at all grade levels (8-12). Spanish is taught at grades 11 and 12.

Why Learn a Second Language?

1. Learning a second language improves ones writing and thinking skills. This process has important benefits for mother tongue skills as providing facility in a second language. No matter how we earn out living after the school years, each of us must be able to think and express our thoughts clearly. Learning a second language helps in doing both.
   
   
2. Knowing a second language gives each of us access to a larger pool of information and a cultural enrichment. These factors are very important for those who aim to develop a national perspective in their profession.
   
   
3. Mastering a second language allows each of us to have more flexibility not only with regard to the kind of employment we find, but also in the way we do the job.
   
   
4. Knowing a second language enriches the quality of life. Not only do we gain a better understanding of who we are and where we come from as Canadians, but we also have better access than uni-lingual persons to music, literature, theater, art and cinema.
   
   
5. Learning a second language provides individuals with the opportunity to develop the kinds of learning skills and discipline that are useful throughout their entire lives.
   
   
6. Acquiring a second language, especially early in life, facilitates learning a third language and indeed a fourth or fifth language.
   
   
7. Speaking a second language increases the level of respect and understanding of other language speakers and other world cultures.