Second Language Learning for Pre-school Students

More Australian preschool children will now have the chance to learn a foreign language as the Federal Government rolls out its early-language learning program across the nation. Children in the program will use interactive, tablet-based tools to learn the basics of foreign languages.

Pre-school children learning Chinese while they play Source: SBS

Monday, 14th November, Education Minister Simon Birmingham announced the program will be rolled out nationally.

Just 12 per cent of Year 12 students study a second language, and federal education minister Simon Birmingham says he wants that number to grow.